Chatham Shag
Leucocarbo onslowi(Forbes, HO, 1893)
English (US) Chatham Shag
The Chatham Shag (Leucocarbo onslowi) 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.
Range: Chatham IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Leucocarbo onslowi
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Chatham Shag
- Described by
- (Forbes, HO, 1893)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phalacrocorax onslowi
- Described by
- (Forbes, HO, 1893)
- Type locality
- Chatham Islands.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.5, no.20 p.533
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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