Bronze Shag
Leucocarbo chalconotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilyPhalacrocoracidae (Corbs marins)
- GenusLeucocarbo (Blue-eyed Shags and allies)
- SpeciesLeucocarbo chalconotus (Bronze Shag)
The Stewart Island shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus; Māori: matapo) is a species of shag found on New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island. The Stewart Island shag has sometimes been split into two species, the Foveaux shag and the Otago shag. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Shag sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Australian Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius
Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bronze Shag in Fiordland National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Shag sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bronze Shag in Fiordland National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Shag in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.