New Zealand king shag
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For the species from South America, Antarctica and southern ocean islands that sometimes is known as the king shag, see imperial shag.
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.
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New Zealand king shag | |
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New Zealand king shags | |
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 |
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