Campbell shag
Leucocarbo campbelli (Filhol, 1878)
The campbell shag (Leucocarbo campbelli) is a species in the family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.78 kg to 2 kg. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the campbell shag
- Weight
- 1.78 kg – 2 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 1.05 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 13 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- marinesrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the campbell shag?
Where does the campbell shag live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The campbell shag is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the campbell shag?
The Campbell shag (Leucocarbo campbelli), also known as the Campbell Island shag, is a species of bird in the family Phalacrocoracidae. It is endemic to Campbell Island, one of the New Zealand outlying islands. 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. Its unique, looped head and elongated beak allow to easily feed on shellfish and marine invertebrates. This is done through foraging dive cycles of high speed and efficiency.
Some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union, place this species in the genus Leucocarbo. Others place it in the genus Phalacrocorax.
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Is the campbell shag endangered?
The campbell shag is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the campbell shag classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderSuliformes
- familyPhalacrocoracidae
- genusLeucocarbo
- SpeciesLeucocarbo campbelli (Filhol, 1878)
Synonyms Leucocarbo campbelli campbelli, Nesocarbo campbelli, Phalacrocorax campbelli, Phalacrocorax campbelli campbelli, Phalacrocorax carunculatus campbelli, Urile campbelli
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Campbell island shagEnglish
- Campbell Islands shagEnglish
- غاق كامبلArabic
- Morvran CampbellBreton
- corb marí de l'illa CampbellCatalan
- Corb marí de l'illa de CampbellCatalan
- kormorán campbellskýCzech
- Mulfran Ynys CampbellWelsh
- CampbellskarvDanish
- CampbellscharbeGerman
- kampbela kormoranoEsperanto
- Kampbela tufkormoranoEsperanto
- Cormorán de la CampbellSpanish
- Cormorán de las CampbellSpanish
- Campbelli pugalkormoranEstonian
- campbelli pugalkormoran (campbelli pugalkarbas)Estonian
- sepelmerimetsoFinnish
- Cormoran de CampbellFrench
- kambelski vranacCroatian
- campbell-szigeti kárókatonaHungarian
- Cormorano di CampbellItalian
- ノドオビムナジロウJapanese
- kampbelinis kormoranasLithuanian
- CampbellaalscholverDutch
- kormoran czarnoszyiPolish
- biguá-da-campbellPortuguese
- corvo-marinho-das-campbellPortuguese
- Кэмпбельский бакланRussian
- kormorán čiernokrkýSlovak
- Campbell Adası Alaca KarabatağıTurkish
- баклан кембельськийUkrainian
- Баклан кемпбельськийUkrainian
- Cốc mào CampbellVietnamese
- 坎岛鸬鹚Chinese
- 粗臉鸕鷀〔坎培爾島鸕鷀〕Chinese
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Relatives of the campbell shag
Other species in the same genus Leucocarbo.
Imperial shag
Leucocarbo atriceps
Guanay cormorant
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
Bounty shag
Leucocarbo ranfurlyi
New Zealand king shag
Leucocarbo carunculatus
Rock shag
Leucocarbo magellanicus
Auckland shag
Leucocarbo colensoi
CompareCampbell shag vs Imperial shagCampbell shag vs Guanay cormorantCampbell shag vs Bounty shagCampbell shag vs New Zealand king shag
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the campbell shag?
An adult campbell shag weighs 1.78 kg – 2 kg and has a wingspan of 1.05 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the campbell shag live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the campbell shag for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the campbell shag endangered?
The campbell shag is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the campbell shag?
The campbell shag (Leucocarbo campbelli) belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae in the order Suliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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