Stewart Island Shag
Leucocarbo chalconotus
Very common around Paterson Inlet, these can be mistaken for Pied Shags, but are smaller, have a distinctive white shoulder and wing bar, pink as against black feet, and nest on Rocky Headlands. They have bronze phase which at a distance may appear black.
Size 680 mm
Stewart Island Shag Calls
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11 View Street,
Stewart Island, 9846
NEW ZEALAND
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