Rock Shag (Leucocarbo magellanicus)

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.

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) [XC318720]
by Andrew Spencer from Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom (call)

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

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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