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Cormorants and shags | Phalacrocoracidae
Aalscholvers | Cormoranes
Native species 14 species
Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.
Leucocarbo 7 species
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Imperial Shag
Leucocarbo atriceps
Subantarctic ocean
Rocky shore and sea cliff
Subantarctic island coast and tussock
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Campbell Shag
Leucocarbo campbelli- Subantarctic ocean
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Subantarctic island coast and tussock
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New Zealand King Shag
Leucocarbo carunculatus
Shelf and coastal sea- Rocky shore and sea cliff
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Stewart Island Shag
Leucocarbo chalconotus- Shelf and coastal sea
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
Kelp forest and shallow rocky seabed
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Auckland Shag
Leucocarbo colensoi- Subantarctic ocean
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Subantarctic island coast and tussock
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Chatham Shag
Leucocarbo onslowi- Shelf and coastal sea
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
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Bounty Shag
Leucocarbo ranfurlyi- Subantarctic ocean
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Subantarctic island coast and tussock
Microcarbo 1 species
Phalacrocorax 6 species
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Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
Rivers and creeks- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
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Pitt Shag
Phalacrocorax featherstoni- Shelf and coastal sea
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
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Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens- Shelf and coastal sea
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
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Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus- Shelf and coastal sea
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
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Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
- Rivers and creeks
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
Freshwater marsh and reedbed
Mangrove
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Australian Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Mangrove
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs