The Imperial Shag is a cormorant from islands around Antarctica and even on Antarctica. It is also found on the southernmost parts of Chile and Argentina.
They are part of the group of cormorants with blue eyes. As with other cormorants, the Imperial Shag primarily eats fish.
Classification:
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Phalacrocorax
Species: P. atriceps
Photos:
Imperial (King) Shags
Imperial Shag
Cormorán Imperial (Phalacrocorax atriceps)
Cormorán Imperial (Phalacrocorax atriceps)
Antarctic Shags (Imperial Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps) flying …
WildImages posted a photo:. Antarctic Shags (Imperial Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps) flying formation _MG_8982. Antarctic Shags flying formation. Read more…
King Cormorant on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
King Cormorant (aka Imperial Shag) on rock overlooking the rest of its nesting colony. Read more…
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Discussion:
can someone with a hard copy clarify the imperial shag complex please? avibase lists each of the following forms as being valid species under clements 5th (2005): - imperial shag phalacr… Read more…
in recent years, three preferred treatments have emerged: either to leave all living cormorants in a single genus, phalacrocorax, or to split off a few species like the imperial shag complex (i… Read more…
Southern Ocean and Antarctica: Concrete and boat trip
Imperial Shag - not making much better progress than the boat. Tussac grass on Kidney Island - only small pockets left on the mainland due to pressure from farming. Gentoos on the beach. Gentoo… Read more…
