Chatham Shag

Chatham Shag
Chatham Shag
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Phalacrocorax
Species: P. onslowi
Binomial name
Phalacrocorax onslowi
Forbes, 1893
Synonyms

Leucocarbo onslowi

The Chatham Shag (Phalacrocorax onslowi), also known as the Chatham Island 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, and considered critically endangered by the IUCN.

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