Species profile
Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are coastal North, South and Stewart is. (New Zealand).
- Scientific name
- Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Order
- Suliformes
- Genus
- Phalacrocorax
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Spotted Shag in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Phalacrocoracidae
- Auckland Islands Shag (Leucocarbo colensoi)
- Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)
- Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
- Borvocarbo guilloti (Borvocarbo guilloti)
- Borvocarbo stoeffelensis (Borvocarbo stoeffelensis)
- Borvocarbo tardatus (Borvocarbo tardatus)
- Bounty Shag (Leucocarbo ranfurlyi)
- Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)