Spotted Shag

Stictocarbo punctatus punctatus

Description:

Head has is grey to black with a white stripe. There is a double crest on the head (more prominent in older forms?). The face has yellow skin. The back is black or grey with block spots. The front is white.

Notes:

Most obviously differs from the other subspecies (Stictocarbo punctatus steadi) which is a blue where this shag is yellow. Thanks JoshuaGSmith for you help

2 Species ID Suggestions

JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Great Cormorant - juvenile pic 1-2

Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Spotted Shag - pic 3-4

Stictocarbo punctatus Spotted shag

2 Comments

Max Gallagher 9 years ago

Here is the other shag now with it's own sighting
:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/137...

Max Gallagher 9 years ago

Thanks! I am going to split them up now

Spotted by
Max Gallagher

Blenheim, New Zealand

Spotted on Mar 5, 2015
Submitted on Mar 11, 2015