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Imperial Cormorant

Imperial Cormorant or King Shag or King Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer)
Nesting on a Pink Pond. Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.
RANGE: Coasts of South America, Subantarctic Islands, Antarctic Peninsula
They usually breed in closely packed colonies often associated with Rockhopper Penguins and Black-browed Albatross on flat cliff top sites. The nest is a column of mud, tussock grass and algae. 2 - 4 eggs are layed. They feed offshore, often in flocks pursuing feed, usually small schooling fish.

The Jasons (Grand and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length.
This island has the largest Black-browed Albatross colony in the world with 113,000. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)

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Albatross Bird Falkland Islands Grand Jason Imperial Cormorants Imperial Shags Island King Cormorants King Shags Nesting Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer Pink pond Seabird Steeple Jason WCS West
Imperial Cormorant or King Shag or King Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer)<br />
Nesting on a Pink Pond. Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Coasts of South America, Subantarctic Islands, Antarctic Peninsula<br />
They usually breed in closely packed colonies often associated with Rockhopper Penguins and Black-browed Albatross on flat cliff top sites. The nest is a column of mud, tussock grass and algae. 2 - 4 eggs are layed. They feed offshore, often in flocks pursuing feed, usually small schooling fish.<br />
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The Jasons (Grand and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
This island has the largest Black-browed Albatross colony in the world with 113,000. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)
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