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The Macquarie Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps purpurascens ), Macquarie Island Shag or Macquarie Island Cormorant, is a marine cormorant native to Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean, about halfway between Australia and Antarctica. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
Leucocarbo
Scientific:
Leucocarbo purpurascens
Citation:
(von Brandt, 1837)
Reference:
Bull.Sci.Acad.Imp.Sci.St.Petersb. col.56
Protonym:
Carbo purpurascens
Avibase ID:
730616C393A35345
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/730616C3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824238
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Leucocarbo atriceps purpurascens [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2015: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2016: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2017: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2018: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2019: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.50: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.52: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.53: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.54: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.55: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
eBird version 2015: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
eBird version 2016: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
eBird version 2017: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
eBird version 2018: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
eBird version 2019: Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Phalacrocorax albiventor purpurascens [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Phalacrocorax atriceps purpurascens [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Phalacrocorax atriceps purpurascens [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Macquarie Shag ( Phalacrocorax purpurascens) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Phalacrocorax atriceps purpurascens [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Phalacrocorax atriceps purpurascens [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Phalacrocorax atriceps purpurascens [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Leucocarbo atriceps purpurascens [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpuracens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
James Lee Peters (original): Phalacrocorax atriceps traversi |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Macquarie Shag ( Leucocarbo purpurascens) [version 3] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phalacrocorax albiventor purpurascens [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leucocarbo albiventer purpurascens [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Leucocarbo [atriceps, nivalis, melanogenis or purpurascens]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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