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New Zealand King Shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus)

New Zealand King Shag
Photo: Sabine's Sunbird via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the New Zealand King Shag

The New Zealand king shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus), also known as the rough-faced shag, king shag or kawau pāteketeke, is a rare bird endemic to New Zealand. Some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union, place this species in the genus Leucocarbo. Others place it in the genus Phalacrocorax.

Source: New Zealand king shag on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 3 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.

Listed as recorded in New Zealand in the xeno-canto catalogue.