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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Other synonyms

Catalan: Corb marí de l'illa Macquire
Czech: kormorán macquarijský
Danish: Macquarieskarv
German: Macquariescharbe
English: Macquarie Island Shag, Macquarie Shag
English (IOC): Macquarie Shag
Spanish: Cormoran de la Macquarie, Cormorán de la Macquarie
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán de Macquarie
Spanish (HBW): Macquarie Shag
Estonian: macquarie kormoran (macquarie karbas)
French: Cormoran de Macquarie
Italian: Cormorano delle Macquarie
Japanese (romaji): makko-ri-himeu
Japanese: マッコーリーヒメウ
Scientific: Carbo purpurascens, Leucocarbo albiventer purpurascens, Leucocarbo atriceps purpurascens, Leucocarbo purpuracens, Leucocarbo purpurascens, Notocarbo purpurascens, Phalacrocorax albiventer purpurascens, Phalacrocorax albiventor purpurascens, Phalacrocorax atriceps purpurascens, Phalacrocorax atriceps traversi, Phalacrocorax purpurascens, Phalacrocorax traversi
Lithuanian: makvorinis kormoranas
Dutch: Macquarieaalscholver, Macquarie-Aalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk: Flekkfotskarv
Norwegian: Flekkfotskarv
Polish: kormoran wspanialy, kormoran wspaniały
Portuguese: Biguá-da-macquarie
Slovak: kormorán pôvabný
Swedish: Macquarieskarv
Turkish: Macquarie Adası Karabatağı
Ukrainian: Баклан макварійський
Chinese: 麦岛鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 麥夸利鸕鷀