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Imperial Shag (verrucosus)
Leucocarbo atriceps verrucosus (Cabanis, JL 1875)
The Kerguelen shag is a species of cormorant endemic to the Kerguelen Islands in the southern Indian Ocean, one of the most isolated places on Earth. Many authorities consider it a subspecies of the imperial shag. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
Leucocarbo
Scientific:
Leucocarbo atriceps verrucosus
Original description
Citation:
(Cabanis, JL 1875)
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
23, no.132 p.450
Protonym:
Halieus (Hypoleucus) verrucosus
Type locality:
Kerguelen.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101688#page/462/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C6DA25F49BEAD31C
Avibase ID:
avibase-C6DA25F4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C6DA25F4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824005
Geographic range:
- Leucocarbo atriceps verrucosus: Kerguelen Island (southern Indian Ocean)
Source: Clements checklist
Imperial Shag (verrucosus)
French:
Cormoran impérial (verrucosus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Imperial Shag (verrucosus) ( Leucocarbo atriceps verrucosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Imperial Shag (verrucosus) ( Leucocarbo atriceps verrucosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Leucocarbo atriceps verrucosus [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Kerguelen Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Kerguelen Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Kerguelen Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Kerguelen Islands Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cormoran des Kerguelen ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cormoran des Kerguelen ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Kerguelen Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2021: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2022: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2023: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2024: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2025: Leucocarbo atriceps verrucosus [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Kerguelen Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2015: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2016: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2017: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2018: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2019: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.50: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.52: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.53: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.54: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.55: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2015: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2016: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2017: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2018: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2019: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2021: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2022: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2023: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2024: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2025: Imperial Cormorant (Kerguelen) ( Leucocarbo atriceps verrucosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Kerguelen Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Kerguelen Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Kerguelen Shag ( Leucocarbo verrucosus) [version 3] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Phalacrocorax verrucosus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Phalacrocorax albiventer verrucosus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Kerguelen Shag ( Phalacrocorax verrucosus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phalacrocorax verrucosus [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leucocarbo verrucosus [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Leucocarbo atriceps [albiventer or verrucosus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Keiserduiker (Kerguelen-)
Azerbaijani: Kergelen qarabatdağı
Bulgarian: Императорски корморан (ssp. verrucosus)
Catalan: Corb marí de les illes Kerguelen, corb marí imperial (verrucosus)
Czech: Kormorán kerguelenský, kormorán modrooký (ssp. verrucosus)
Danish: Blåøjet Skarv (Kerguelen), Kerguelenskarv
German: Kaiserscharbe (Kerguelenscharbe), Kerguelen Scharbe, Kerguelenscharb, Kerguelenscharbe
English: Imperial Cormorant (Kerguelen), Imperial Shag (Kerguelen), Imperial Shag (verrucosus), Kerguele Islands Shag, Kerguelen Cormorant, Kerguelen Islands Shag, Kerguelen Shag
English (Avilist): Imperial Cormorant (Kerguelen)
English, HBW: Kerguelen Islands Shag, Kerguelen Shag
English (IOC): Kerguelen Shag
English (United States): Imperial Cormorant (Kerguelen), Kerguelen Shag
Esperanto: kergelena kormorano, Kergelena tufkormorano
Spanish: Cormorán de Kerguelen, Cormorán de las Kerguelen, Cormorán Imperial (de las Kerguelen)
Spanish (Argentine): Cormorán Imperial (verrucosus)
Spanish (Chile): Cormorán imperial [verrucosus]
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán de Las Kerguelen, Cormorán imperial (de las Kerguelen)
Spanish (HBW): Kerguelen Shag
Spanish (Uruguay): Biguá Vientre Blanco (Subesp. verrucosus)
Estonian: kergueleni karbas, kergueleni kormoran, kergueleni kormoran (kergueleni karbas)
Finnish: Kergueleninmerimetso
French: Cormoran des Kerguelen, Cormoran impérial (verrucosus)
French (Guyane): Cormoran des Kerguelen
Croatian: kerguelenski vranac
Hungarian: varacskos kárókatona
Icelandic: Blámaskarfur (verrucosus), Skriðskarfur
Italian: Cormorano delle Kerguelen, Cormorano dell'Isola Kerguelen, Marangone dell'Isola Kerguelen
Japanese (romaji): kerugerenhimeu
Japanese: ケルゲレンヒメウ
Kirghiz: Кергелен кара казы
Scientific: Halieus (Hypoleucus) verrucosus, Leucocarbo atriceps verrucosus, Leucocarbo verrucosus, Notocarbo verrucosus, Phalacrocorax albiventer verrucosus, Phalacrocorax atriceps verrucosus, Phalacrocorax verrucosus
Lithuanian: Kergeleninis kormoranas
Dutch: Keizeraalscholver (Kerguelenaalscholver), Kerguelenaalscholver, Kerguelen-aalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kerguelenskarv
Norwegian: Kerguelenskarv, knoppskarv (verrucosus)
Polish: kormoran kerguelenski, kormoran kergueleński, kormoran kergueleński (L. atriceps verrucosus)
Portuguese: Biguá-das-kerguelen
Portuguese (Portugal): corvo-marinho-das-kerguelen
Russian: Кергеленский баклан
Slovak: kormorán kerguelenský, kormorán modrooký (kerguelenský)
Serbian: Kergelenski vranac
Swedish: kejsarskarv (kerguelenskarv), Kerguelenskarv
Turkish: Kerguelen Karabatağı, Mavi Gözlü Karabatak (verrucosus)
Ukrainian: Баклан кергеленський
Chinese: 克岛鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 克格連鸕鷀
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