South Georgia shag
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| South Georgia shag | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Suliformes |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Leucocarbo |
| Species Information | |
| Species | L. georgianus |
| Synonyms | Phalacrocorax georgianus |
| Population statistics | |
The South Georgia shag (Leucocarbo georgianus) is a species of cormorant of the family Phalacrocoracidae, and native to several sub-Antarctica islands in the south Atlantic Ocean. Considered one of the 12 species of "blue-eyed" shags, it is considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of the imperial shag (Leucocarbo atriceps).
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