Imperial shag - Leucocarbo atriceps

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Leucocarbo atriceps
Author (King, 1828)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 824003
Common Names English: Imperial Shag
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Suliformes
          Family: Phalacrocoracidae
            Genus: Leucocarbo
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Leucocarbo atriceps atriceps
Subspecies: Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis
Subspecies: Leucocarbo atriceps georgianus
Subspecies: Leucocarbo atriceps nivalis
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN824003
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Global)
#records (spatial)35
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets3
Year1981 - 2004
Latitude-64.75 - -49.43
Longitude-70.50 - 70.73
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