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Imperial Shag (Antarctic)
Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis (Murphy, RC 1936)
The Antarctic shag, sometimes referred to as the imperial cormorant, king cormorant, imperial shag, blue-eyed shag or Antarctic cormorant, is the only species of the cormorant family found in the Antarctic. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Imperial shag. Source: Wikipedia
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
Leucocarbo
Scientific:
Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
Leucocarbo
Scientific:
Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis
Original description
Citation:
(Murphy, RC 1936)
Reference:
Oceanic Birds S. Amer.
Protonym:
Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis
Type locality:
South Shetlands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44597#page/263/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
89CBCA28F098E8A5
Avibase ID:
avibase-89CBCA28
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/89CBCA28
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824233
English:
Imperial Shag (bransfieldensis)
Catalan:
corb marí imperial (bransfieldensis)
Czech:
kormorán modrooký (ssp. bransfieldensis)
Danish:
Blåøjet Skarv (Sydpolar)
German:
Kaiserscharbe (Antarktisscharbe)
Spanish:
Cormorán Imperial (Antártico)
Spanish (Spain):
Cormorán imperial (antártico)
French:
Cormoran impérial (bransfieldensis)
Icelandic:
Blámaskarfur (bransfieldensis)
Dutch:
Keizeraalscholver (Antarctische aalscholver)
Norwegian:
knoppskarv (bransfieldensis)
Polish:
kormoran antarktyczny (L. atriceps bransfieldensis)
Slovak:
kormorán modrooký (antarktický)
Serbian:
Antarktički vranac
Swedish:
kejsarskarv (antarktisskarv)
Imperial Shag (bransfieldensis)
Catalan:
corb marí imperial (bransfieldensis)
Czech:
kormorán modrooký (ssp. bransfieldensis)
Danish:
Blåøjet Skarv (Sydpolar)
German:
Kaiserscharbe (Antarktisscharbe)
Spanish:
Cormorán Imperial (Antártico)
Spanish (Spain):
Cormorán imperial (antártico)
French:
Cormoran impérial (bransfieldensis)
Icelandic:
Blámaskarfur (bransfieldensis)
Dutch:
Keizeraalscholver (Antarctische aalscholver)
Norwegian:
knoppskarv (bransfieldensis)
Polish:
kormoran antarktyczny (L. atriceps bransfieldensis)
Slovak:
kormorán modrooký (antarktický)
Serbian:
Antarktički vranac
Swedish:
kejsarskarv (antarktisskarv)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Imperial Shag (bransfieldensis) ( Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Imperial Shag (bransfieldensis) ( Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cormoran antarctique ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2022: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2023: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2024: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2025: Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2015: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2016: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2017: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2018: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2019: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.50: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.52: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.53: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.54: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.55: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2015: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2016: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2017: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2018: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2019: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2021: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2022: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2023: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2024: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2025: Imperial Cormorant (Antarctic) ( Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Antarctic Shag ( Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) [version 3] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Antarctic Shag ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Leucocarbo atriceps [atriceps, nivalis, melanogenis, purpurascens or bransfieldensis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: Antarktika mavigöz qarabatdağı
Catalan: Corb marí antàrtic
Czech: kormorán antarktický
Danish: Sydpolarskarv
German: Antarktikscharbe, Antarktisscharbe
English: Antarctic Shag, Imperial Cormorant (Antarctic), Imperial Shag (bransfieldensis)
English, HBW: Imperial Shag (Antarctic)
English (IOC): Antarctic Shag
English (United States): Antarctic Shag
Esperanto: antarkta kormorano, Antarkta tufkormorano
Spanish: Cormorán Antártico
Spanish (Argentine): Cormorán antártico
Spanish (Chile): Cormorán antártico
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán Antártico
Spanish (HBW): Antarctic Shag
Estonian: antarktika karbas, antarktika kormoran, antarktika kormoran (antarktika karbas)
French: Cormoran antarctique, Cormoran de Bransfield, Cormoran impérial (bransfieldensis)
Hungarian: antarktiszi kékszemű kárókatona
Italian: Cormorano antartico
Japanese (romaji): nankyokumunajirohimeu
Japanese: ナンキョクムナジロヒメウ
Kirghiz: Антарктика кара казы
Scientific: Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis, Leucocarbo bransfieldensis, Notocarbo bransfieldensis, Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis, Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis, Phalacrocorax bransfieldianus
Lithuanian: Antarkinis kormoranas, antarktinis kormoranas
Dutch: Antarctische Aalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk: Antarktisskarv
Norwegian: Antarktisskarv
Polish: kormoran antarktyczny
Portuguese: Biguá-das-shetland
Portuguese (Brazil): Biguá-das-shetland
Portuguese (Portugal): corvo-marinho-antárctico, Corvo-marinho-das-shetland
Russian: Антарктический баклан, Брансфилдский баклан
Slovak: kormorán antarktický
Serbian: Antarktički vranac
Swedish: Antarktisskarv
Turkish: Antarktika Karabatağı
Ukrainian: Баклан антарктичний
Chinese: 南极鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 南極鸕鷀
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