Spotted Shag. NZ (Phalacrocorax punctatus). (29350774683)

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Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand

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Spotted Shag. NZ (Phalacrocorax punctatus).

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The spotted shag or parekareka (Phalacrocorax punctatus) is a species of cormorant endemic to New Zealand. Originally classified as Phalacrocorax punctatus, it is sufficiently different in appearance from typical members of that genus that to be for a time placed in a separate genus, Stictocarbo, along with another similar species, the Pitt shag. Description Juvenile, note spots on back and wings

Compared with typical cormorants, the spotted shag is a light-coloured bird. Its back is brown. Its belly is pale blue-grey (often appearing white), and the white continues up the sides of the neck and face, but the throat and the top of the head are dark blue-green. In the mating season, it has an obvious double crest. There is little sexual dimorphism.

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