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Spotted Shag (Blue Shag) (Stictocarbo punctatus), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Birds breeding on the West Coast and around Stewart Island are known as Blue Shags and have been placed in a distinct subspecies oliveri. This may not be justified.
Maori name is Kawau tikitiki. Endemic to New Zealand.
Photo ID: NZS_03643_Spotted_Shag_(Phalacrocorax_punctatus)_Stewart_Ulva_Islands_NZ_October_27_CrsEsA
Photo size: 9.0 Mpixels (25.8 MB uncompressed) - 2564x3520 pixels (8.5x11.7 in / 21.7x29.8 cm at 300 ppi)
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