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Pied Shag

Pied shag profile
Pied shag stretching its jaw
Pied shag looking out
Pied shag trying to preen its neck
Pied shag stretching out fully
Triptych of pied shag stretching
Sequence of pied shag stretching
Pied shag sat out on a rock
Pied shag looking at the camera
Pied shag preening

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax varius
Common names: pied cormorant, kāruhiruhi, karuhiruhi, kawau, yellow-faced cormorant, large pied shag
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
New Zealand status: Native

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