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Pitt Island Shag
Phalacrocorax featherstoni
EndangeredThe Pitt Island Shag is a fish-eating waterbird of the Chatham Islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic prey, then often rests upright on rocks, posts, banks, or trees with wings held out to dry. Colonies usually form near productive coasts, lakes, rivers, or wetlands.
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Range
- Pitt Island Shag Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Chatham Islands
- Population
- ≈ 1K-2K