Biology:Campbell shag

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Short description: Species of bird

Campbell shag
Leucocarbo campbelli (AM LB765).jpg
Campbell Island shag mount from the collection of Auckland Museum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Leucocarbo
Species:
L. campbelli
Binomial name
Leucocarbo campbelli
(Filhol, 1878)
Synonyms

Phalacrocorax campbelli

The Campbell shag (Leucocarbo campbelli), also known as the Campbell Island shag, is a species of bird in the family Phalacrocoracidae. It is endemic to Campbell Island. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores. It is a medium-sized bird, around 63 cm in length, with a wingspan of 105 cm, weighing between 1.6 – 2 kg.[2] They only breed on Campbell Island and forage within 10 km of the island. Its unique, looped head and elongated beak allows to easily feed on shellfish and marine invertebrates. This is done through foraging dive cycles of high speed and efficiency.[3]

Some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union, place this species in the genus Leucocarbo. Others place it in the genus Phalacrocorax.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Leucocarbo campbelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22696840A133556928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696840A133556928.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22696840/133556928. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. "Campbell Island shag videos, photos and facts - Phalacrocorax campbelli". http://www.arkive.org/campbell-island-shag/phalacrocorax-campbelli. 
  3. Astrid A., Carlsen; Svein-Håkon, Lorentsen; Jonathan, Wright. Recovery, body mass and buoyancy: a detailed analysis of foraging dive cycles in the European shag, Animal Behaviour. 178. Elsevier. pp. 247–265. 

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q27074621 entry