Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Leucocarbo atriceps [atriceps, nivalis, melanogenis, purpurascens, bransfieldensis, albiventer or verrucosus]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Keiserduiker (Koning-)
Bulgarian: Императорски корморан [Група atriceps] (Кралски)
Catalan: corb marí imperial (grup atriceps) (King)
Czech: Kormorán falklandský, kormorán modrooký [skupina atriceps] (královský)
Danish: Blåøjet Skarv (Almindelig (King-type), Kerguelenskarv
German: Falkland Blauaugenscharbe, Kaiserscharbe (King)
English: Blue-eyed Shag, Imperial Cormorant (King), Imperial Shag (Imperial King), Imperial Shag [albiventer or verrucosus], King Cormorant, King or Kerguelen Shag, King Shag
[ENAV]: Imperial Cormorant (King)
English, HBW: Imperial Shag (King)
English (IOC): Imperial Shag (King)
English (United States): Imperial Cormorant (King)
Spanish: Cormorán de las Malvinas, Cormorán Imperial (real), Cormorán Real, Viguá Imperial
Spanish (Argentine): Cormorán Real
Spanish (Chile): Cormorán imperial (real)
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán Imperial (King), Cormorán imperial (real)
Spanish (HBW): Imperial Cormorant (King)
Spanish (Uruguay): Biguá Vientre Blanco (de King), Biguá Vientre Blanco de King, Viguá Imperial
Estonian: falklandi kormoran (falklandi karbas)
Finnish: Kuningasmerimetso
French: Cormoran à ventre blanc, Cormoran à ventre blanc ou C. des Kerguelen, Cormoran impérial (à ventre blanc), Cormoran impérial (groupe atriceps, forme impériale), Cormoran impérial [albiventer ou verrucosus]
French (Guyane): Cormoran impérial (forme impériale)
Croatian: bjelotrbi vranac (King)
Icelandic: Blámaskarfur ('King')
Italian: Cormorano reale
Japanese (romaji): hooguromunajirohimeu, zuguromunajirohimeu (King)
Japanese: ズグロムナジロヒメウ (King), ズグロムナジロヒメウ（King）
Scientific: Carbo albiventer, Leucocarbo [albiventer or verrucosus], Leucocarbo albiventer, Leucocarbo albiventer albiventer, Leucocarbo atriceps (King), Leucocarbo atriceps [albiventer or verrucosus], Leucocarbo atriceps [atriceps Group] (King), Leucocarbo atriceps albiventer, Phalacrocorax [albiventer or verrucosus], Phalacrocorax albiventer, Phalacrocorax albiventer albiventer, Phalacrocorax albiventor, Phalacrocorax atriceps (King)
Dutch: Falklandaalscholver, Keizeraalscholver (King), Koningsaalscholver
Norwegian: knoppskarv (King)
Polish: kormoran królewski, Kormoran niebieskooki, kormoran niebieskooki (King)
Portuguese (Portugal): corvo-marinho-imperial (real)
Russian: Голубоглазый баклан (King), Королевский баклан
Slovak: Kormorán modrooký, kormorán modrooký (Kingov)
Serbian: Kraljevski vranac (King)
Swedish: kejsarskarv (King)
Turkish: Mavi gözlü karabatak (King)
Ukrainian: Баклан імператорський (королівський)