Spotted Shag

Phalacrocorax punctatus - Cormoran moucheté

Cormoran moucheté
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Suliformes

  • Family
    :

    Phalacrocoracidés

  • Genus
    :

    Phalacrocorax

  • Species
    :

    punctatus

Descriptor

Sparrman, 1786

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 74 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 91 à 99 cm.
  • Weight
    : 700 à 1210 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cormoran moucheté
adult plum. breeding
Cormoran moucheté
adult plum. post breeding

Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Phalacrocorax punctatus punctatus (North and South Is.)
  • Phalacrocorax punctatus oliveri (Stewart I.)

Foreign names

  • Cormoran moucheté,
  • Cormorán moteado,
  • corvo-marinho-sarapintado,
  • Tüpfelscharbe,
  • pettyes kárókatona,
  • Gevlekte Aalscholver,
  • Cormorano macchiato,
  • fläckskarv,
  • Hvithalsflekkskarv,
  • kormorán bodkovaný,
  • kormorán novozélandský,
  • Plettet Skarv,
  • partamerimetso,
  • corb marí crestat,
  • kormoran nakrapiany,
  • Пятнистый баклан,
  • ゴマダラウ,
  • 点斑鸬鹚,
  • 點斑鸕鷀,

Voice song and cries

Cormoran moucheté
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Cormoran moucheté

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Cormoran moucheté
published: - Updated: 22-03-2013
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