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Magellanic Cormorants Red-faced magellanic cormorants (also know as rock shags) rest on the side of a cliff in the Falkland Islands.<br /> Eric Lew &copy; 2013 All Rights Reserved Phalacrocorax magellanicus,Rock Shag,dropbox,koken Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Magellanic Cormorants

Red-faced magellanic cormorants (also know as rock shags) rest on the side of a cliff in the Falkland Islands.
Eric Lew © 2013 All Rights Reserved

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The Rock Shag

The Rock Shag , also known as the Magellanic Cormorant, is a marine cormorant found around the southernmost coasts of South America. Its breeding range is from around Valdivia, Chile, south to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego, and north to Punta Tombo in Argentina. In winter it is seen further north, with individuals reaching as far as Santiago, Chile on the west coast and Uruguay on the east. The birds also breed around the coasts of the Falkland Islands

At a distance, the Rock Shag is.. more

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Uploaded Apr 26, 2014. Captured Mar 14, 2013 14:22.
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  • SLT-A77V
  • f/8.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO400
  • 280mm