Imperial Shag
Leucocarbo atriceps(King, PP, 1828)
English (US) Imperial Shag
The Imperial Shag (Leucocarbo atriceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags) in the order Suliformes.
- Scientific name
- Leucocarbo atriceps
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Imperial Shag
- Described by
- (King, PP, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Leucocarbo atriceps atriceps
- Leucocarbo atriceps albiventer
- Leucocarbo atriceps georgianus
- Leucocarbo atriceps melanogenis
- Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis
- Leucocarbo atriceps verrucosus
- Leucocarbo atriceps nivalis
- Leucocarbo atriceps purpurascens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phalacrocorax atriceps
- Described by
- (King, PP, 1828)
- Type locality
- Straits of Magellan.
- Original description
- The Zoological Journal 4, no.13 p.102
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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