New Zealand king shag

noun

A rare shag, of species Leucocarbo carunculatus, endemic to New Zealand.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A rare shag, of species Leucocarbo carunculatus, endemic to New Zealand.

    The New Zealand king shag (Phalacrocorax carunculatus) has a total population of around 500 birds and is restricted to four rock stacks in the Cook Strait.

    2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 66
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