Blue-eyed Shags and allies
Leucocarbo
Leucocarbo is a genus of birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae. Several species within the genus are collectively known as blue-eyed shags. This is a group of closely related cormorant taxa. Many have a blue, purple or red ring around the eye (not a blue iris); other shared features are white underparts (at least in some individuals) and pink feet.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Imperial Shag
speciesLeucocarbo atriceps
Guanay Cormorant
speciesLeucocarbo bougainvilliorum
Magellanic Cormorant
speciesLeucocarbo magellanicus
Stewart Island Shag
speciesLeucocarbo chalconotus
New Zealand King Shag
speciesLeucocarbo carunculatus
Auckland Island Shag
speciesLeucocarbo colensoi
Chatham Shag
speciesLeucocarbo onslowi
Campbell Island Shag
speciesLeucocarbo campbelli
Bounty Shag
speciesLeucocarbo ranfurlyi
Guanay × Imperial Cormorant
hybridLeucocarbo bougainvilliorum × atriceps
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1289331.