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Leucocarbo magellanicus
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilyPhalacrocoracidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded30,309
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 127
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Collections
- YPM, KU
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Chile
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Leucocarbo
- Image
- Magellanic Cormorant chick asking for food (5525332414).jpg
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- taxon name
- Leucocarbo magellanicus
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- Rock Shag
- Commons category
- Leucocarbo magellanicus
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Encyclopedic overview
The rock shag (Leucocarbo magellanicus), also known as the Magellanic cormorant, is a marine cormorant found around the southernmost coasts of South America. Its breeding range is from around Valdivia, Chile, south to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego, and north to Punta Tombo in Argentina. In winter it is seen further north, with individuals reaching as far as Santiago, Chile on the west coast and Uruguay on the east. The birds also breed around the coasts of the Falkland Islands.
Taxonomy
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