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Stewart Island Shag

Leucocarbo chalconotus (Gray, GR 1845)

The Otago shag,, together with the Foveaux shag formerly known as the Stewart Island shag and in its dark phase as the bronze shag, is a species of shag now found only in coastal Otago, New Zealand. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
   Leucocarbo
Scientific:
  Leucocarbo chalconotus


Original description

Citation:
  (Gray, GR 1845)

Reference:
   Zool. Voy. Erebus & Terror [Richardson & Gray] 1 Birds p.20 pl.21

Protonym:
  Graculus chalconotus

Type locality:
  Otago, South Island, New Zealand.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/31178#page/100/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  483FA17D5EC47483

Avibase ID:
  avibase-483FA17D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/483FA17D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824007


VULNERABLE

English:
Stewart Island Shag
Catalan:
Corb marí de l'illa Stewart
Czech:
kormorán Stewartův
Danish:
Bronzeskarv
German:
Stewartscharbe
Spanish:
Cormorán de Stewart
Spanish (Spain):
Cormorán de Stewart
Finnish:
stewartinmerimetso
French:
Cormoran bronzé
Croatian:
novozelandski vranac
Hungarian:
stewart-szigeti kárókatona
Icelandic:
Bronsskarfur
Italian:
Cormorano bronzeo
Japanese (romaji):
suchuwa-tou
Japanese:
スチュワートウ
Lithuanian:
Rudasis kormoranas
Dutch:
Stewartaalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bronseskarv
Norwegian:
Bronseskarv
Polish:
kormoran nowozelandzki
Portuguese:
Biguá-bronzeado
Portuguese (Portugal):
corvo-marinho-neo-zelandês
Russian:
Стюартский баклан
Slovak:
kormorán bronzový
Serbian:
Vranac sa Stjuartovog ostrva
Swedish:
stewartskarv
Ukrainian:
Баклан бронзовий
Chinese:
铜鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional):
銅色鸕鷀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Otago or Foveaux Shag ( Leucocarbo [chalconotus or stewarti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Otago or Foveaux Shag ( Leucocarbo [chalconotus or stewarti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Bronzed Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Bronzed Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Bronzed Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Bronzed Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Bronzed Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Otago or Foveaux Shag ( Phalacrocorax [chalconotus or stewarti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Otago or Foveaux Shag ( Phalacrocorax [chalconotus or stewarti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Otago or Foveaux Shag ( Leucocarbo [chalconotus or stewarti])
Avilist 2025:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cormoran bronzé ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cormoran bronzé ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Stewart Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Phalacrocorax carunculatus chalconotus [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Phalacrocorax carunculatus chalconotus [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Phalacrocorax carunculatus chalconotus [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Stewart Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Bronze Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Stewart Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Stewart Island Shag ( Leucocarbo chalconotus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Phalacrocorax carunculatus chalconotus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Phalacrocorax carunculatus chalconotus [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Bronzed Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Bronzed Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Bronze Shag ( Phalacrocorax chalconotus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phalacrocorax chalconotus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Leucocarbo chalconotus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a 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.


Catalan: Corb marí de l'illa Stewart
Czech: kormorán stewartský, kormorán Stewartův
Danish: Bronzeskarv
German: Stewartscharbe, Stewart-Scharbe
English: Bronze Shag, Bronzed Shag, Gray's Shag, Otago or Foveaux Shag, Pink-footed Shag, Stewart Island Cormorant, Stewart Island Shag, Stewart Shag
English, HBW: Stewart Shag
English (IOC): Otago/Foveaux Shag, Stewart Island Shag
English (United States): Stewart Island Shag
Esperanto: Bronzkormorano, Stevarta tufkormorano
Spanish: Cormorán de la Stewart, Cormorán de Stewart
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán de Stewart
Spanish (HBW): Stewart Island Shag
Estonian: pronks-pugalkormoran (pronks-pugalkarbas)
Finnish: stewartinmerimetso
French: Cormoran bronze, Cormoran bronzé, Cormoran bronzé ou C. de Foveaux
Croatian: novozelandski vranac
Hungarian: stewart-szigeti kárókatona
Icelandic: Bronsskarfur
Italian: Cormorano bronzeo, Cormorano di Stewart
Japanese (romaji): suchuwaatou, suchuwa-tou
Japanese: スチュワアトウ, スチュワートウ
Scientific: Eulococarbo chalconotus, Graculus chalconotus, Leucocarbo [chalconotus or stewarti], Leucocarbo chalconotus, Phalacrocorax [chalconotus or stewarti], Phalacrocorax carunculatus chalconotus, Phalacrocorax chalconotus
Lithuanian: Rudasis kormoranas
Maori: Kwau-mapua
Dutch: Stewartaalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bronseskarv
Norwegian: Bronseskarv
Polish: kormoran nowozelandzki
Portuguese: Biguá-bronzeado
Portuguese (Portugal): corvo-marinho-neo-zelandês
Russian: Стюартский баклан
Slovak: kormorán bronzový
Serbian: Vranac sa Stjuartovog ostrva
Swedish: Stewartskarv
Turkish: Otago karabatağı, Steward Adası Karabatağı
Ukrainian: Баклан бронзовий
Chinese: 铜鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 銅色鸕鷀

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