The Falkland Islands and South Atlantic
shags or cormorants

CORMORANTS (Shags)

The Falkland Islands have two breeding species of shags.

 

link to rock shagRock Cormorant

link to king shagsKing Cormorant

 

 

 

 


Sources include: Falkland Islands State of the Environment Report 2008 Otley H, Munro G, Clausen A, Ingham B. A Field Guide to the Wildlife of The Falkland Islands and South Georgia - Ian J Strange, Guide to Birds of the Falkland Islands- Robin W. Woods.
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