| South Georgia shag | |
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| At Cooper Bay, South Georgia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus: | Leucocarbo |
| Species: | L. georgianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocarbo georgianus (Lönnberg, 1906)
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The South Georgia shag (Leucocarbo georgianus), also known as the South Georgia cormorant, is a marine cormorant native to South Georgia and a few other subantarctic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Its lifespan is approximately 11 years.[1]
- ^ Dunn, Michael J.; Adlard, Stacey; Lynnes, Amanda S.; Fox, Derren; Morley, Tim I.; Jackson, Jennifer A. (2021-11-27). "Long-term population size and trends of South Georgia Shags (Leucocarbo [atriceps] georgianus) at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands and Bird Island, South Georgia". Polar Biology. 45 (2): 177–189. doi:10.1007/s00300-021-02978-2. ISSN 0722-4060. S2CID 244711467.