Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Императорски корморан |
| Catalan | corb marí imperial |
| Czech | kormorán modrooký |
| Dutch | Keizeraalscholver |
| English | Imperial Cormorant |
| English (United States) | Imperial Cormorant |
| Finnish | etelänmerimetso |
| French | Cormoran impérial |
| French (France) | Cormoran impérial |
| German | Kaiserscharbe |
| Icelandic | Blámaskarfur |
| Japanese | ズグロムナジロヒメウ |
| Norwegian | knoppskarv |
| Polish | kormoran niebieskooki |
| Russian | Голубоглазый баклан |
| Serbian | Kraljevski vranac |
| Slovak | kormorán modrooký |
| Slovenian | Cesarski vranjek |
| Spanish | Cormorán Imperial |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Cormorán Imperial |
| Spanish (Chile) | Cormorán imperial |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cormorán imperial |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Biguá Vientre Blanco |
| Swedish | kejsarskarv |
| Turkish | Mavi Gözlü Karabatak |
| Ukrainian | Баклан імператорський |
Leucocarbo atriceps (King, 1828)
PROTONYM:
Phalacrocorax atriceps
King, 1828. The Zoological Journal 4, p.102.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Straits of Magellan.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LEUCOCARBO
- atriceps
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Imperial Cormorant Leucocarbo atriceps Scientific name definitions
Agustina Gómez Laich
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
Distribution
Introduction
Resident along the coasts of Argentina, Chile and the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands). In Argentina its distribution extends from Tierra del Fuego (Ushuaia) north to Punta León (Chubut). In Chile it breeds from Diego Ramirez Islands north to Santa María Island.
Endemic to South America.
Historical Changes to the Distribution
None reported.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Imperial Cormorant
