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Two Imperial Shags looking at each other on a rock in the Beagle Channel, Argentina.

The Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax Atriceps) is a black and whit...
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Two Imperial Shags looking at each other on a rock in the Beagle Channel, Argentina.

The Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax Atriceps) is a black and white cormorant native to many subantarctic islands, the Antarctic Peninsula and southern South America, primarily in rocky coastal regions. It is also known as the blue-eyed shag or the blue-eyed cormorant.

The Imperial Shag has a total length of 70–79 cm and weighs 1.8–3.5 kg. It has glossy black feathers covering most of its body, with a white belly and neck. It also has a distinctive ring of blue skin around its eyes, an orange-yellow nasal knob, pinkish legs and feet, and an erectile black crest. During the non-breeding season, adults lack the crest, have a duller facial area, and less or no white to the back and wings.
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