Rock Shag
07 February 2011 17:43 Filed in: Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants Shags Argentina Patagonia Tierra del Fuego
Copyright: RN/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Los Lobos, Jan 2010
Bird name: Rock Shag
Latin: Phalacrocorax magellanicus
Other: Cormorán de cuello negro (Es)
Family: Phalacrocoracidae • Cormorants, Shags
Range: Chile, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Uruguay, Falklands
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Rock Shags can quickly be identified by their red facial skin. Seen here on Isla de Los Lobos in the Beagle Channel by Becky.
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