Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Suliformes |
| Family | Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) |
| Species | Leucocarbo carunculatus |
| Codes | rofsha1, NZKS, KISH, RFSH |
Identification
The New Zealand King Shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus) is a member of the Cormorants and Shags family within the order Suliformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code rofsha1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Cormorants and Shags