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Imperial Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps (King, PP 1828)




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
   Leucocarbo
Scientific:
  Leucocarbo atriceps

Original description

Citation:
  (King, PP 1828)

Reference:
   Zool. J. London 4, no.13 p.102

Protonym:
  Phalacrocorax atriceps

Type locality:
  Straits of Magellan.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87902#page/114/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  20ADDF78614CD178

Avibase ID:
  avibase-20ADDF78

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/20ADDF78

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824003

English:
Imperial Shag
Afrikaans:
Keiserduiker
Bulgarian:
Императорски корморан
Catalan:
Corb marí imperial
Czech:
kormorán jižní
Danish:
Sydgeorgisk Skarv
German:
Südgeorgienscharbe
Esperanto:
Imperia tufkormorano
Spanish:
Cormorán de Georgia
Spanish (Spain):
Cormorán imperial
Estonian:
lõuna-georgia kormoran (lõuna-georgia karbas)
Finnish:
etelägeorgianmerimetso
French:
Cormoran impérial
Croatian:
bjelotrbi vranac
Hungarian:
kékszemű kárókatona
Icelandic:
Blámaskarfur
Italian:
Cormorano della Giorgia australe
Japanese (romaji):
sausujoajiamunajirohimeu
Japanese:
サウスジョアジアムナジロヒメウ
Lithuanian:
Mėlynakis kormoranas
Dutch:
Blauwoogaalscholver
Norwegian:
Knoppskarv
Polish:
kormoran niebieskooki
Portuguese:
Biguá-das-shetland
Portuguese (Brazil):
Biguá-das-shetland
Russian:
Голубоглазый баклан
Slovak:
kormorán modrooký
Serbian:
Kraljevski vranac
Swedish:
Kejsarskarv
Turkish:
Mavi Gözlü Karabatak
Ukrainian:
Баклан імператорський
Chinese:
蓝眼鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional):
藍眼鸕鷀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Imperial or South Georgia Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps [sensu lato])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Imperial or South Georgia Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps [sensu lato])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Imperial or South Georgia Shag ( Phalacrocorax [atriceps or georgianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Imperial or South Georgia Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps [sensu lato])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Imperial or South Georgia Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps [sensu lato])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Imperial or South Georgia Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps [sensu lato])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Imperial or South Georgia Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps [sensu lato])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Imperial or South Georgia Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps [sensu lato])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Imperial or South Georgia Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps [sensu lato])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Imperial or South Georgia Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps [sensu lato])
Avilist 2025:
Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Imperial Cormorant ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Imperial Cormorant ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Keiserduiker
Bulgarian: Императорски корморан
Catalan: Corb marí imperial
Czech: Kormorán jižní
Danish: Sydgeorgisk Skarv
German: Südgeorgienscharbe
English: Imperial Cormorant, Imperial or South Georgia Shag, Imperial Shag
[ENAV]: Imperial Cormorant
English, HBW: Imperial Shag
English (IOC): imperial cormorant sp.
English (United States): Imperial Cormorant
Esperanto: imperia kormorano, Imperia tufkormorano
Spanish: Biguá Vientre Blanco, Cormorá imperial, Cormorán de Georgia
Spanish (Argentine): Cormorán imperial
Spanish (Chile): Cormorá imperial, Cormorán imperial
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán imperial
Spanish (Uruguay): Biguá Vientre Blanco
Estonian: lõuna-georgia kormoran (lõuna-georgia karbas)
Finnish: Etelägeorgianmerimetso
French: Cormoran impérial, Cormoran impérial ou C. géorgien
Croatian: bjelotrbi vranac
Hungarian: kékszemű kárókatona
Icelandic: Blámaskarfur
Italian: Cormorano della Giorgia australe
Japanese (romaji): sausujoajiamunajirohimeu
Japanese: サウスジョアジアムナジロヒメウ
Scientific: Carbo albiventer, Leucocarbo atriceps, Leucocarbo atriceps [sensu lato], Phalacrocorax [atriceps or georgianus], Phalacrocorax albiventer, Phalacrocorax albiventer albiventer, Phalacrocorax atriceps, Phalacrocorax atriceps [sensu lato], Phalacrocorax atriceps atriceps
Lithuanian: Mėlynakis kormoranas
Dutch: Blauwoogaalscholver
Norwegian: Knoppskarv
Polish: kormoran niebieskooki
Portuguese: Biguá-das-shetland
Portuguese (Brazil): Biguá-das-shetland
Russian: Голубоглазый баклан
Slovak: kormorán modrooký
Serbian: Kraljevski vranac
Swedish: Kejsarskarv
Turkish: Mavi Gözlü Karabatak
Ukrainian: Баклан імператорський
Chinese: 蓝眼鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 藍眼鸕鷀
Zulu: iphishamanzi laseMarion

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