The New Zealand king shag, also known as the rough-faced shag, king shag or kawau, is a rare bird endemic to New Zealand. Some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union, place this species in the genus Leucocarbo. Others place it in the genus Phalacrocorax. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.576
Protonym:
Pelecanus carunculatus
Type locality:
Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand and Staten Island, ex Latham.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656069
Avibase ID:
09D4D41136B40CF9
Avibase ID:
avibase-09D4D411
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/09D4D411
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824006
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cormoran caronculé ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cormoran caronculé ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: New Zealand King Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Phalacrocorax carunculatus carunculatus [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Phalacrocorax carunculatus carunculatus [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Phalacrocorax carunculatus carunculatus [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Rough-faced Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Phalacrocorax carunculatus carunculatus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Phalacrocorax carunculatus carunculatus [version 2] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Rough-faced Shag ( Phalacrocorax carunculatus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): New Zealand King Shag ( Leucocarbo carunculatus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phalacrocorax carunculatus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leucocarbo carunculatus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Leucocarbo [carunculatus, chalconotus or onslowi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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