Where does the Spotted Shag live?
Phalacrocorax punctatus has 34,195 records in 2 countries and territories, from 1875 to 2026. Most records come from New Zealand.
- 34,195 records
- 2 places
- 97 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesSuliformesPhalacrocoracidaePhalacrocorax
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18752026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 34,194 | |
| Nigeria | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Phalacrocoracidae.
Double-crested Cormorant
10,546,526 records
Great Cormorant
6,748,212 records
Neotropic Cormorant
1,535,733 records
Little Pied Cormorant
1,037,775 records
Little Cormorant
764,254 records
Little Black Cormorant
685,727 records
European Shag
526,182 records
Pied Cormorant
373,095 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.