The imperial shag or imperial cormorant is a black and white cormorant native to southern South America, primarily in rocky coastal regions, but locally also at large inland lakes. Some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union, place it in the genus Leucocarbo, others in the genus Phalacrocorax. It is also known as the blue-eyed shag, blue-eyed cormorant and by many other names, and is one of a larger group of cormorants called blue-eyed shags. The taxonomy is very complex, and several former subspecies are often considered separate species. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(King, PP 1828)
Reference:
Zool. J. London
4, no.13 p.102
Protonym:
Phalacrocorax atriceps
Type locality:
Straits of Magellan.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87902#page/114/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
DE66B1DF92550126
Avibase ID:
avibase-DE66B1DF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DE66B1DF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824003
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Imperial, King, Heard, Crozet, Macquarie, Antarctic or South Georgia Shag ( Leucocarbo [atriceps, albiventer, nivalis, melanogenis, purpurascens, bransfield., georgianus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Imperial, King, Heard, Crozet, Macquarie, Antarctic or South Georgia Shag ( Leucocarbo [atriceps, albiventer, nivalis, melanogenis, purpurascens, bransfield., georgianus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Imperial, King, Heard, Crozet, Macquarie, Antarctic or South Georgia Shag ( Leucocarbo [atriceps, albiventer, nivalis, melanogenis, purpurascens, bransfield., georgianus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Imperial or King Shag ( Phalacrocorax [atriceps, albiventer, nivalis, melanogenis, purpur., bransfiel., georgianus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Imperial or King Shag ( Phalacrocorax [atriceps, albiventer, nivalis, melanogenis, purpur., bransfiel., georgianus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Imperial or King Shag ( Phalacrocorax [atriceps, albiventer, nivalis, melanogenis, purpur., bransfiel., georgianus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Imperial or King Shag ( Phalacrocorax [atriceps, albiventer, nivalis, melanogenis, purpur., bransfiel., georgianus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Imperial or King Shag ( Phalacrocorax [atriceps, albiventer, nivalis, melanogenis, purpurascens, bransfield., georgianus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Imperial or King Shag ( Leucocarbo [atriceps, albiventer, nivalis, melanogenis, purpurascens, bransfield., georgianus]) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 3] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 3] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 3] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Imperial Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Imperial Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Imperial Shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Imperial Shag ( Leucocarbo atriceps) [version 3] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Leucocarbo atriceps [sensu lato]
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