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Pitt Island Shag

Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, WL 1873

The Pitt shag, also known as the Pitt Island shag or Featherstone's shag is a species of bird in the family Phalacrocoracidae. It is endemic to Pitt Island. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
   Phalacrocorax
Scientific:
  Phalacrocorax featherstoni

Original description

Citation:
  Buller, WL 1873

Reference:
   Ibis ser.3, vol.3, no.9 p.90

Protonym:
  Phalacrocorax featherstoni

Type locality:
  Chatham Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55640#page/112/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5B0295B2AA1769C9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5B0295B2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5B0295B2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561967


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Phalacrocorax featherstoni: Chatham Islands (New Zealand)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pitt Island Shag
Catalan:
Corb marí de Featherston
Czech:
kormorán žlutonohý
Danish:
Pittskarv
German:
Pittscharbe
Spanish:
Cormorán de la Pitt
Spanish (Spain):
Cormorán de La Pitt
Finnish:
huppumerimetso
French:
Cormoran de Featherston
Croatian:
sivoprsi vranac
Hungarian:
pitt-szigeti kárókatona
Icelandic:
Pittskarfur
Italian:
Cormorano di Pitt
Japanese (romaji):
pittou
Japanese:
ピットウ
Lithuanian:
Fiterstono kormoranas
Dutch:
Chathamaalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarthalsflekkskarv
Norwegian:
Svarthalsflekkskarv
Polish:
kormoran zielonolicy
Portuguese:
Biguá-de-cara-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
corvo-marinho-de-pitt
Russian:
Зеленолицый баклан
Slovak:
kormorán zelenolíci
Serbian:
Vranac sa ostrva Pit
Swedish:
grönmaskad skarv
Ukrainian:
Баклан чатамський
Chinese:
皮岛鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional):
皮特島鸕鷀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cormoran de Featherston ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cormoran de Featherston ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Chatham Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Chatham Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Chatham Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Chatham Islands Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Pitt Shag ( Leucocarbo featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Pitt Shag ( Leucocarbo featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Pitt Shag ( Leucocarbo featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Pitt Shag ( Leucocarbo featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Pitt Shag ( Leucocarbo featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Pitt Shag ( Leucocarbo featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pitt Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Phalacrocorax featherstoni [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Phalacrocorax punctatus featherstoni [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Pitt Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax featherstoni) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phalacrocorax featherstoni [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phalacrocorax featherstoni [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Phalacrocorax [punctatus or featherstoni] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Corb marí de Featherston
Czech: Kormorán žlutonohý
Danish: Pittskarv
German: Chatham Scharbe, Chathamscharbe, Pittscharbe, Pitt-Scharbe
English: Chatham Cormorant, Chatham Island cormorant, Chatham Islands Cormorant, Chatham Islands Shag, Chatham Shag, Featherstone's Shag, Pitt Island Shag, Pitt Shag
English, HBW: Pitt Shag
English (IOC): Pitt Shag
English (United States): Pitt Island Shag
Esperanto: Pita kormorano, pit-insula kormorano
Spanish: Cormorán de la Pitt, Cormorán de Pitt
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán de La Pitt
Spanish (HBW): Pitt Island Shag
Estonian: chathami täpikkarbas, chathami täpikkormoran, chathami täpikkormoran (chathami täpikkarbas)
Finnish: Huppumerimetso
French: Cormoran de Featherston, Cormoran de Pitt, Cormoran des Chatham
Croatian: sivoprsi vranac
Hungarian: pitt-szigeti kárókatona
Icelandic: Pittskarfur
Italian: Cormorano dell'Isola Chatham, Cormorano di Pitt
Japanese (romaji): pittou
Japanese: ピットウ
Kirghiz: Питт кара казы
Scientific: Leucocarbo featherstoni, Phalacrocorax featherstoni, Phalacrocorax punctatus featherstoni, Stictocarbo featherstoni
Lithuanian: Fiterstono kormoranas
Dutch: Chathamaalscholver, Chatham-aalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarthalsflekkskarv
Norwegian: Svarthalsflekkskarv
Polish: Kormoran plamisty, kormoran zielonolicy
Portuguese: Biguá-de-cara-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): corvo-marinho-de-pitt
Russian: Зеленолицый баклан, Питтский баклан
Slovak: kormorán zelenolíci
Serbian: Vranac sa ostrva Pit
Swedish: grönmaskad skarv, Pittskarv
Turkish: Küçük Parekareka, Küçük parekareka karabatağı
Ukrainian: Баклан чатамський
Chinese: 皮岛鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 皮特島鸕鷀

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