NEW ZEALAND's BIRDS

Stewart Island Shag

Leucocarbo chalconotus

(Photo: Rod Morris, Taiaroa Head)

Breeding areas
Stewart Island, and Otago Coast
Breeding season
August to March
Dispersal migration
Coastal waters of Otago, Foveaux Strait and Stewart Island


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