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Phalacrocorax featherstoni   Buller, 1873

Pitt Island shag
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New Zealand country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Breeds colonially on rocky coasts and cliff ledges on Chatham, Pitt, Mangere, Little Mangere, Star Keys, Pyramid Rock, and Rabbit Island with a population estimate of 1,000 birds (Ref. 84934). C: Refs. 84934, 356.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Enticott, J. and D. Tipling, 1997
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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Pelecaniformes () > Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.   Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 63.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84934); max. published weight: 1.3 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Wing: 315 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A coastal species, which exhibits pursuit diving (Ref. 356).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Enticott, J. and D. Tipling. 1997. (Ref. 84934)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (A2bde+3bde+4bde; C1+2a(ii)); Date assessed: 08 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 12.2 - 14.6, mean 13.6 (based on 32 cells).