The Pied Shag, Pied Cormorant, Australia Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. It is found around the coasts of Australasis. In New Zealand it is usually known either as the Pied Shag or by its Maori name of Karuhiruhi. Older sources may refer to it as the "Yellow-faced Cormorant".
It is common along specific coasts of the North and South Island. The white of the breast and abdomen extends above the eyes.

Photos 3475 - 3500 were taken on the dock of Lake Rotorua. Photo 8007 was taken at Zoolandia. This shows the blue-green eye ring often present. Photo 9880 with closeup was taken in the harbor of Stewart Island. This photo shows the orange wattles between the base of the beak and the eye.

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