Pitt Shag

Pitt Shag
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.

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