| Pitt shag | |
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| A Pitt shag at Pitt Island | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus: | Phalacrocorax |
| Species: | P. featherstoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873
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| Approximate distribution
Range
(Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Oceania) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stictocarbo featherstoni | |
The Pitt shag (Phalacrocorax featherstoni), also known as the Pitt Island shag or Featherstone's shag, is a species of bird in the family Phalacrocoracidae. It is endemic to Pitt Island where its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores. The bird with the color of a dark body, gray chest, yellow eyes and feet can be found in small groups in their breeding habitat or alone within 18 km from their territory searching for food. The species was close to extinction in 1905 but actions of conservation have been done ever since. The Pitt shag is threatened by habitat loss due to predation and climate change causing a decline from 1997 to 2012, but there is a recovery plan by the Department of Conservation.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Phalacrocorax featherstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22696907A132595530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696907A132595530.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.