Crozet Shag [Leucocarbo melanogenis]
Description
The Crozet Shag is a black and white cormorant native to the rocky shores of the Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean. It's a medium-sized shag with a blue eye-ring, black feathers and white underparts. It's a colonial breeder, with pairs nesting on cliff ledges.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Cormorants and Shags
Suliformes
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| Family |
Cormorants and Shags
Phalacrocoracidae
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| Genus |
Blue-eyed Shags
Gulosus
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