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New Zealand king shag

Birds

The New Zealand king shag, also known as the rough-faced shag, king shag or kawau pateketeke, is a rare bird endemic to New Zealand. Taxonomic authorities disagree on its genus placement: the International Ornithologists' Union and others place it in Leucocarbo, while other authorities place it in Phalacrocorax. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Leucocarbo carunculatus 2
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Suliformes, Taxa
Source New Zealand king shag (Wikidata)
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Found In

Australasia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. GBIF Species API
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2. New Zealand king shag (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25626 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Suliformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. New Zealand king shag (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
VU
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Phalacrocoracidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 238
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 238
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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