Pitt Shag (Phalacrocorax featherstoni)

Other Scientific Names
Stictocarbo featherstoni [Turbott (1990)]

Other Names (World)
Pitt Shag, Pitt Island Shag, Chatham Cormorant (!)

Family
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Size
63 cm

First Described (Guide)
Buller, 1873

Habitat
Marine. Rocky shores and islets, headlands and cliffs.

Range (Guide)

New Zealand (B), Southwest Pacific (B) (NB).

Restricted to Chatham Is, to Seast of New Zealand.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,100 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Fishing activities, including being shot and caught in craypots, predation by introduced mammals, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Primarily small fish, supplemented by marine invertebrates.

Voice
Female silent. Displaying male noisy.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Pitt Shag (Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [XC424846]
by id from Middle Sister, Chatham Islands, New Zealand (begging call)

Nest
In small colonies of 5 - 20.

Subspecies
Often considered to be subspecies of Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus). Sometimes placed in genus Stictocarbo.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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