New Zealand Birds

11001-36507 Blue shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus oliveri) male in breeding colours on cliff ledge. There is some doubt about the validity of this sub-species which breeds on Stewart Island and is characterised by a narrower white band than on the spotted shag, extending from behind the eye down the neck *

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11001-36507 Blue shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus oliveri) male in breeding colours on cliff ledge. There is some doubt about the validity of this sub-species which breeds on Stewart Island and is characterised by a narrower white band than on the spotted shag, extending from behind the eye down the neck *

36507 Blue shag Stictocarbo Phalacrocorax punctatus oliveri