There is a lot of confusion on names of shags, I use the names from the Handbook of the Birds of the World http://www.hbw.com
Black and white, blue eyed species in the South-American part: |
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Imperial Shag | Phalacrocorax atriceps | South America and the Falklands |
Antarctic Shag | Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis | Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands |
South Georgia Shag | Phalacrocorax georganius | South-Georgia, South Orkney, South Sandwich and Schack Rocks |
Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps)
New Island, Falkland Islands |
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Antarctic Shag (Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis)
Petermans Island, Antarctica |
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Ruud and Kitty Kampf
16-01-05