Antarctic Shag

The Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis), sometimes referred to as the imperial cormorant, king cormorant, imperial shag, blue-eyed shag or Antarctic cormorant, is the only species of the cormorant family found in the Antarctic. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Imperial shag (Leucocarbo atriceps).

The Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis), sometimes referred to as the imperial cormorant, king cormorant, imperial shag, blue-eyed shag or Antarctic cormorant, is the only species of the cormorant family found in the Antarctic. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Imperial shag (Leucocarbo atriceps).