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Leucocarbo campbelli (Campbell Island shag)

Synonyms: Leucocarbo campbelli campbelli; Phalacrocorax campbelli

Wikipedia Abstract

The Campbell shag (Phalacrocorax campbelli), also known as the Campbell Island shag, is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores. It is a medium-sized bird, around 63 cm in length, with a wingspan of 105 cm, weighing between 1.6 – 2 kg. They only breed on Campbell Island and forage within 10 km of the island.
View Wikipedia Record: Leucocarbo campbelli

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Leucocarbo campbelli

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
42
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.15755
EDGE Score: 3.48524
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  4.16 lbs (1.887 kg)
Female Weight [1]  3.913 lbs (1.775 kg)
Male Weight [1]  4.409 lbs (2.00 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  12.7 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Piscivore
Diet - Fish [2]  50 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  50 %
Forages - Underwater [2]  100 %
Maximum Longevity [3]  13 years
Wing Span [3]  3.444 feet (1.05 m)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra Australia, New Zealand Australasia Tundra    

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Campbell Heritage Benthic Protection Area 712405 New Zealand    
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands World Heritage Site 3426838 New Zealand    

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
New Zealand New Zealand Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 4International Flea Database
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0