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del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A.; Sargatal, J. 1992. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 1: Ostrich to Ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Punta, G., Saravia, J. and Yorio, P. 1993. The diet and foraging behavior of two Patagonian cormorants. Marine Ornithology 21: 27–36.
Quintana F. 1999. Diving behavior of Rock Shags at a Patagonian colony of Argentina . Waterbirds 22(3): 466-471.
Quintana F. 2001. Foraging behaviour and feeding locations of Rock Shags Phalacrocorax magellanicus from a colony in Patagonia, Argentina . Ibis 143(4): 547-553.
Raya Rey, A.; Rosciano, N.; Liljestrhöm, M.; Saenz Samaniego, R.; Schiavini, A. 2014. Species-specific population trends detected for penguins, gulls and cormorants over 20 years in sub-Antarctic Fuegian Archipelago. Polar Biology 37(9): 1343-1360.
Sapoznikow, A., Quintana, F. 2002. Evidence for Rock Shags Phalacrocorax magellanicus and Imperial Cormorants P. atriceps leaving their nests at night. Marine Ornithology 30(1): 34-35.
Wanless, S., & Harris, M. P. 1991. Diving patterns of full-grown and juvenile rock shags. Condor 93: 44-48.
IUCN SSC Cormorant Specialist Group
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rock-shag-leucocarbo-magellanicus on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.