Pitt Shag | |
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A Pitt Shag (right) and a Spotted Shag (left), in an illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
Genus: | Phalacrocorax |
Species: | P. featherstoni |
Binomial name | |
Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873 |
The Pitt Shag (Phalacrocorax featherstoni), also known as the Pitt Island Shag or Featherstone's Shag is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.