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Stewart Island Shag

Leucocarbo chalconotus
Family
Cormorants and Shags
Order
Suliformes
Codes
brosha1, SISH, OTSH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderSuliformes
FamilyCormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
SpeciesLeucocarbo chalconotus
Codesbrosha1, SISH, OTSH
Identification

The Stewart Island Shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus) 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 brosha1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Microcarbo melanoleucos
Reed Cormorant
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Crowned Cormorant
Microcarbo coronatus
Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger
Pygmy Cormorant
Microcarbo pygmaeus
Red-legged Cormorant
Poikilocarbo gaimardi
Stewart Island Shag photo
(c) Oscar Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Oscar Thomas

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Leucocarbo chalconotus

Family: Cormorants and Shags

Order: Suliformes

eBird Code: brosha1