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Heard Shag
Phalacrocorax nivalis Falla, 1937
The Heard Island Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis), or Heard Island Cormorant, is a marine cormorant native to the Australian territory comprising the Heard and McDonald Islands in the Southern Ocean, about 4100 km south-west of Perth, Western Australia. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
Phalacrocorax
Scientific:
Phalacrocorax nivalis
Citation:
Falla, 1937
Reference:
Rep.Brit.Austral.N.Z.AntarcticRes.Exped Ser.B 2 p.226
Protonym:
Phalacrocorax (Leucocarbo) atriceps nivalis
Avibase ID:
4D7EF67A0ADE0338
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4D7EF67A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824235
English:
Heard Shag
Czech:
kormorán heardský
German:
Heardscharbe
Danish:
Heardskarv
Spanish:
Cormorán de la Heard
French:
Cormoran de Heard
Italian:
Cormorano di Heard
Japanese:
ha-dou
Japanese:
ハードウ
Dutch:
Heardaalscholver
Norwegian:
Hvitvingeskarv
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitvengskarv
Polish:
kormoran bialoskrzydly
Portuguese:
Biguá-da-heard
Slovak:
kormorán bielokrídly
Swedish:
heardskarv
Ukrainian:
Баклан білоплечий
Chinese:
哈岛鸬鹚
Heard Shag
Czech:
kormorán heardský
German:
Heardscharbe
Danish:
Heardskarv
Spanish:
Cormorán de la Heard
French:
Cormoran de Heard
Italian:
Cormorano di Heard
Japanese:
ha-dou
Japanese:
ハードウ
Dutch:
Heardaalscholver
Norwegian:
Hvitvingeskarv
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitvengskarv
Polish:
kormoran bialoskrzydly
Portuguese:
Biguá-da-heard
Slovak:
kormorán bielokrídly
Swedish:
heardskarv
Ukrainian:
Баклан білоплечий
Chinese:
哈岛鸬鹚
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Heard Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Heard Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Heard Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Heard Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Heard Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Heard Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Heard Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2015: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2016: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2017: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2018: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2019: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.50: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.52: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.53: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.54: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.55: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2015: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2016: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2017: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2018: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2019: Heard Island Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Heard Shag ( Phalacrocorax nivalis) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Leucocarbo atriceps nivalis [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Heard Island Shag ( Leucocarbo nivalis) [version 3] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leucocarbo atriceps nivalis [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Phalacrocorax [atriceps or nivalis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Corb marí de l'illa Heard
Czech: kormorán heardský
Danish: Heardskarv
German: Heardscharbe
English: Blue-eyed Shag, Heard Island Cormorant, Heard Island Shag, Heard Shag
English (IOC): Heard Island Shag
Spanish: Cormoran de la Heard, Cormorán de la Heard
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán de Heard
Spanish (HBW): Heard Island Shag
Estonian: heardi kormoran (heardi karbas)
French: Cormoran de Heard, Cormoran de l'île Heard
Italian: Cormorano di Heard
Japanese: ha-dou
Japanese: ハードウ
Scientific: Leucocarbo atriceps nivalis, Leucocarbo nivalis, Notocarbo atriceps nivalis, Notocarbo nivalis, Phalacrocorax (Leucocarbo) atriceps nivalis, Phalacrocorax albiventer nivalis, Phalacrocorax atriceps nivalis, Phalacrocorax nivalis
Lithuanian: baltapetis kormoranas
Dutch: Heardaalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitvengskarv
Norwegian: Hvitvingeskarv
Polish: kormoran bialoskrzydly, kormoran białoskrzydły
Portuguese: Biguá-da-heard
Slovak: kormorán bielokrídly
Swedish: Heardskarv
Turkish: Heard Adası Karabatağı
Ukrainian: Баклан білоплечий
Chinese: 哈岛鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 赫德島鸕鷀
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