| Otago shag | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus: | Leucocarbo |
| Species: | L. chalconotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocarbo chalconotus (Gray, 1845)
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| Synonyms | |
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Phalacrocorax chalconotus | |
The Otago shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus) (Māori: Matapo),[2] together with the Foveaux shag formerly known as the Stewart Island shag and in its dark phase as the bronze shag, is a species of shag now found only in coastal Otago, New Zealand.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Leucocarbo chalconotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22696853A133556225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696853A133556225.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Otago shag | Matapo | New Zealand Birds Online". nzbirdsonline.org.nz. Retrieved 26 November 2023.