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Phalacrocorax carunculatus
Gmelin, 1789

The King Shag (Phalacrocorax carunculatus), also known as New Zealand King Shag or Rough-faced Shag, is a rare bird endemic to New Zealand.

Description

It is a large (76 cm long, 2.5 kg in weight) black and white cormorant with pink feet. White patches on the wings appear as bars when the wings are folded. Yellow-orange swellings (caruncules) are found above the base of the bill. The grey gular pouch is reddish in the breeding season. A blue eye-ring indicates its kinship with the other blue-eyed shags.

Habitat

King Shags live in the coastal waters of the Marlborough Sounds. They can be seen from the Cook Strait Ferry in Queen Charlotte Sound opposite the beginning of the Troy Channel.[citation needed]

References

  • Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable

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