Imperial Shag (Heard Island), Heard Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps nivalis

At riskvery high flu risk

Conservation status: vulnerable

The Heard Island shag (Leucocarbo nivalis), or Heard Island cormorant, is a marine cormorant native to the Australian territory comprising the Heard and McDonald Islands in the Southern Ocean, which is about 4,100 km south-west of Perth, Western Australia.

References

  1. National risk scores for H5 bird flu for native birds and mammals — DCCEEW
  2. Leucocarbo atriceps nivalis — Wikipedia
  3. Imperial Shag (Heard Island), Heard Shag species profile — Atlas of Living Australia (ALA)