Species profile
Bounty Shag
Leucocarbo ranfurlyi
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are Bounty Is. (e of Stewart I., New Zealand).
- Scientific name
- Leucocarbo ranfurlyi
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Order
- Suliformes
- Genus
- Leucocarbo
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Bounty Shag in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Phalacrocoracidae
- Auckland Islands Shag (Leucocarbo colensoi)
- Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)
- Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
- Borvocarbo guilloti (Borvocarbo guilloti)
- Borvocarbo stoeffelensis (Borvocarbo stoeffelensis)
- Borvocarbo tardatus (Borvocarbo tardatus)
- Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
- Brandt's Cormorant (Urile penicillatus)