Rock Shag

• Its bare face turns an intense red in the breeding season, a striking contrast with the black and white of its plumage that has given it local names referring to a mask.
• It fishes among the giant kelp forests of the Fuegian channels, a three-dimensional environment in which it chases small fish between the fronds.
• It shares colonies with the imperial shag at several points in Patagonia, the two species occupying different ledges of the same cliff.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Rocky coasts, channels and fjords of southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego

Sexual maturity

3 years

Gestation / incubation

30 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

3 eggs

Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · Animal Diversity Web · Wikipedia (es)

The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.