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Imperial Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps
(King, PP, 1828)
Cormorán Imperial
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Order: Suliformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Islas Malvinas

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Cormorán Real.

Synonyms: Phalacrocorax atriceps.

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Photography ID: 626889
  Adult
Islas Malvinas
Islas Malvinas
Argentina
02/23/2025
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
225361723/02/202511:36ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1María Alejandra Sosa
225364323/02/202518:04ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas20María Alejandra Sosa
225364623/02/202508:44ArgentinaIslas MalvinasRoss Road, Islas Malvinas7María Alejandra Sosa
225333023/02/202507:09ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1Jorge La Grotteria
225318023/02/202508:44ArgentinaIslas MalvinasRoss Road, Islas Malvinas7Jorge La Grotteria
225306623/02/202507:09ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1María Alejandra Sosa
225258423/02/202518:04ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas20Jorge La Grotteria
225255823/02/202511:36ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1Jorge La Grotteria
226281205/12/2024ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIsla Trinidad (saunders Island)Max Uranga
222678005/12/2024ArgentinaIslas MalvinasThe neck, Isla Trinidad (saunders Island)Santos Uranga
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Imperial Shag (Leucocarbo atriceps) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 26/03/2026.