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King Shags (King Cormorants) (Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer) fending off an opportunistic Falkland Skua (Catharcta antarctica) looking for a meal, Bleaker Island, Falkland Islands
Phalacrocorax a. albiventer is called by some the King Shag or King Cormorant (to distinguish it from Phalacrocorax a. atriceps (known as the Blue-Eyed Shag)). Both forms are called Imperial Shag (Imperial Cormorant).
Photo ID: FAL_3476_Falkland_Skua_(Catharacta_antarctica)_in_Imperial_Shag_(King_Cormorant)_colony__Bleaker_Island__East_Falkland_RCrsESA
Photo size: 12.0 Mpixels (34.4 MB uncompressed) - 3647x3293 pixels (12.2x11 in / 30.9x27.9 cm at 300 ppi)
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