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 LC    Rock Shag* Id (Atlas):
    Leucocarbo magellanicus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Rock Shag, Rock Cormorant, Magellan Cormorant, Magellanic Cormorant, Magellan Shag

Family
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Size
66 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Uruguay.

Pacific and Atlantic coasts of southern South America, including Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 96,000 - 180,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

 
Rock Shag (Leucocarbo magellanicus) [XC89428]
     by id from Punta Delgada, XII Region, Chile (call)

 
Rock Shag (Leucocarbo magellanicus) [XC64768]
     by Fabrice Schmitt from Puerto de Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Rock Shag (Leucocarbo magellanicus) - 10 files


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