Bronze Shag
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Bronze Shag

Leucocarbo chalconotus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Rakiura National Park
503 Verified records at Rakiura National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Shag sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 503 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park

Australian Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Australian Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax varius

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Shag
LC Endemic

Spotted Shag

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax punctatus

30–40% · Possible
Little Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Little Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcarbo melanoleucos

20–30% · Possible
Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

<5% · Rare
Little Black Cormorant
LC

Little Black Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Insufficient data
Australasian Gannet
LC

Australasian Gannet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Morus serrator

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
30–40%
2 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bronze Shag in Rakiura National Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Shag sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 503 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bronze Shag in Rakiura National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Shag in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.

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