Bronze Shag
Leucocarbo chalconotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilyPhalacrocoracidae (Corbs marins)
- GenusLeucocarbo (Blue-eyed Shags and allies)
- SpeciesLeucocarbo chalconotus (Bronze Shag)
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
📅 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 Rakiura National Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Bronze Shag sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 503 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.