The Campbell shag, 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. 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Filhol, H 1878)
Reference:
Bull. Soc. Philomath. [Paris]
(7), 2 p.133,text
Protonym:
Urile campbelli
Type locality:
Campbell Island.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98666#page/373/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
961A9CE287BD7D98
Avibase ID:
avibase-961A9CE2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/961A9CE2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824009
English:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Campbell Island Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Campbell Island Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Campbell Island Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Campbell Island Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Campbell Island Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Campbell Island Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Campbell Island Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cormoran de Campbell ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cormoran de Campbell ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Campbell Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Campbell Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Campbell Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Campbell Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Campbell Island Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
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eBird version 1.55: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Campbell Islands Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Campbell Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Campbell Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Campbell Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Campbell Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Phalacrocorax campbelli campbelli [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Campbell Islands Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Phalacrocorax campbelli campbelli [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Phalacrocorax campbelli campbelli [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Campbell Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Campbell Shag ( Leucocarbo campbelli) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Campbell Island Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Phalacrocorax carunculatus campbelli [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Phalacrocorax campbelli campbelli [version 2] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Campbell Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax campbelli) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phalacrocorax campbelli [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leucocarbo campbelli [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Leucocarbo [carunculatus, chalconotus, onslowi, colensoi, ranfurlyi or campbelli]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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