page_title: List of birds of Antarctica
section_title: Cormorants and shags
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Antarctica / Cormorants and shags
caption_attribution_description: English: Imperial Shag, Antarctic PeninsulaPolski: Kormoran błękitnooki, Półwysep Antarktyczny
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Antarctica. The avifauna of Antarctica include a total of 61 species, of which 1 is endemic.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account.
context_section_description: Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae
  Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colourful.
  South Georgia shag, Phalacrocorax georgianus
  Antarctic shag, Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis
  Crozet shag, Phalacrocorax melanogenis
caption: Antarctic shag, Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis
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