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Story: Shags

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. A variety of species

  3. Black-footed shags

  4. Pink-footed shags

  5. Yellow-footed shags

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - A variety of species

‘Kawaupaku, Te Henga’

‘Kawaupaku, Te Henga’

A shag fishing

A shag fishing

King shags building nests

King shags building nests

From page 2 - Black-footed shags

Black shags with chicks

Black shags with chicks

The shag debate

The shag debate

Pied shag

Pied shag

Sky dancer

Sky dancer

Shags on a rock roost

Shags on a rock roost

Little shag nesting

Little shag nesting

From page 3 - Pink-footed shags

King shag with chicks

King shag with chicks

Stewart Island shags

Stewart Island shags

Colour variation in Stewart Island shags

Colour variation in Stewart Island shags

Chatham Island shag with chicks

Chatham Island shag with chicks

Bounty Island shags

Bounty Island shags

Auckland Island shags

Auckland Island shags

Campbell Island shag

Campbell Island shag

From page 4 - Yellow-footed shags

Spotted shag

Spotted shag

Pitt Island shags

Pitt Island shags

Environmental dangers

Environmental dangers

How to cite this page:

Gerard Hutching, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/shags/media (accessed 1 April 2023)

Story by Gerard Hutching, published 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 11 Jul 2016

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