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New Zealand King Shag

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New Zealand King Shag

Summary

New Zealand King Shag is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • New Zealand King Shag's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • New Zealand King Shag is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • caruncle is named after New Zealand King Shag[5].
  • New Zealand King Shag's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[6].
  • New Zealand King Shag is classified within Leucocarbo[7].
  • New Zealand King Shag is endemic to New Zealand[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, New Zealand King Shag is Leucocarbo carunculatus[9].
  • New Zealand King Shag's Commons category is recorded as Leucocarbo carunculatus[10].
  • New Zealand King Shag's taxon synonym is recorded as Phalacrocorax carunculatus[11].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Mulfran Dagellog'}[12].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand King Shag'}[13].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Warzenscharbe'}[14].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cormorán carunculado'}[15].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'corb marí carunculat'}[16].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kormorán bradavičnatý'}[17].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'maoori pugalkormoran (maoori pugalkarbas)'}[18].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Vorteskarv'}[19].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Новозеландский баклан'}[20].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ノドジロムナオビウ'}[21].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Vorteskarv'}[22].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'maorimerimetso'}[23].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'királykormorán'}[24].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kormoran szorstkodzioby'}[25].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'kormorán kráľovský'}[26].
  • New Zealand King Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'vårtskarv'}[27].

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Classification

New Zealand King Shag's scientific name is Leucocarbo carunculatus[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Leucocarbo[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Mulfran Dagellog'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Warzenscharbe'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cormorán carunculado'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'corb marí carunculat'}[16], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kormorán bradavičnatý'}[17].

Discovery and Description

caruncle is named after New Zealand King Shag[5].

Distribution

New Zealand King Shag is endemic to New Zealand[8].

Identifiers

New Zealand King Shag's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1522878[28]. New Zealand King Shag's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4848924[29]. New Zealand King Shag's ITIS TSN is recorded as 824006[30].

Why It Matters

New Zealand King Shag has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · FlocciNivis · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Vulnerable
    Named after → caruncle
    Parent taxon → Leucocarbo
    Nztcs conservation status → nationally endangered
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