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New Zealand king shag
New Zealand king shags
Conservation status
New Zealand king shag
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

  1. ^ 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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