Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus
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Adult - Taiaroa Head, New Zealand - November 2005
Spotted Shag is endemic to New Zealand, where, especially on South Island, it is locally common
Adult - Taiaroa Head, New Zealand - November 2005
Due to a tendency to nest at sites where it is difficult to accurately count the number of nests, the estimates of the total population tend to be inaccurate and it is currently thought to have a world population of somewhere between 10000 and 50000 pairs.
Juvenile playing with a stick - Taiaroa Head, New Zealand - November 2005
Juvenile playing with a stick - Taiaroa Head, New Zealand - November 2005
Juvenile - Taiaroa Head, New Zealand - November 2005
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