Stewart Island Shag
Leucocarbo chalconotus(Gray, GR, 1845)
English (US) Stewart Island Shag
The Stewart Island Shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags) in the order Suliformes.
- Scientific name
- Leucocarbo chalconotus
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Stewart Island Shag
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Leucocarbo chalconotus chalconotus
- Leucocarbo chalconotus stewarti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Graculus chalconotus
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1845)
- Type locality
- Otago, South Island, New Zealand.
- Original description
- The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843 1 Birds p.20 pl.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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