Foveaux shag

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q24551139
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Foveaux shag

Summary

Foveaux shag is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Foveaux shag's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Foveaux shag is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Foveaux shag belongs to the parent taxon Leucocarbo[5].
  • Foveaux shag is endemic to New Zealand[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Foveaux shag is Leucocarbo stewarti[7].
  • Foveaux shag's Commons category is recorded as Leucocarbo stewarti[8].
  • Foveaux shag's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[9].
  • Foveaux shag's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. stewarti'}[10].
  • Foveaux shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Foveaux Shag'}[11].
  • Foveaux shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kormoran zmienny'}[12].
  • Foveaux shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'kormorán rakiursky'}[13].
  • Foveaux shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'foveauxskarv'}[14].
  • Foveaux shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Foveauxaalscholver'}[15].
  • Foveaux shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cormoran de Foveaux'}[16].
  • Foveaux shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stewartscharbe'}[17].
  • Foveaux shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Foveaux shag'}[18].
  • Foveaux shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'corvo-marinho-da-ilha-stewart'}[19].
  • Foveaux shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'corvo-marinho-de-foveaux'}[20].
  • Foveaux shag's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as nationally vulnerable[21].

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Classification

Foveaux shag's scientific name is Leucocarbo stewarti[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Leucocarbo[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Foveaux Shag'}[11], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kormoran zmienny'}[12], {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'kormorán rakiursky'}[13], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'foveauxskarv'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Foveauxaalscholver'}[15], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cormoran de Foveaux'}[16].

Distribution

Foveaux shag is endemic to New Zealand[6].

Identifiers

Foveaux shag's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1884673[22]. Foveaux shag's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8521860[23].

Why It Matters

Foveaux shag ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IOC World Bird List Version 7.2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IOC World Bird List Version 7.1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . avesdomundo.info. Retrieved . avesdomundo.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . ec.europa.eu. Retrieved . ec.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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