For the species from South America, Antarctica and southern ocean islands that sometimes is known as the king shag, see imperial shag.
New Zealand king shag
New Zealand king shags
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Suliformes
Family:
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
Leucocarbo
Species:
L. carunculatus
Binomial name
Leucocarbo carunculatus
(Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
Phalacrocorax carunculatus
The New Zealand king shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus), also known as the rough-faced shag, king shag or kawau tūī, is a rare bird endemic to New Zealand. Some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union, place this species in the genus Leucocarbo. Others place it in the genus Phalacrocorax.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Leucocarbo carunculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22696846A133555760. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696846A133555760.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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