Pitt Shag
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| Pitt Shag | |
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| A Pitt Shag (right) and a Spotted Shag (left), in an illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus: | Phalacrocorax |
| Species: | P. featherstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873 |
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The Pitt Shag (Phalacrocorax featherstoni), also known as the Pitt Island Shag or Featherstone's Shag is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2006. Phalacrocorax featherstoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- Holotype and specimens of Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873 in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- "Recovery plan for Chatham Island shag and Pitt Island shag 2001-2011" (PDF). Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. 2001. http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSRP43.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
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