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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Cormorán Real.

Synonyms: Phalacrocorax atriceps.

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Photography ID: 663599
  Adult
Adolfo Alsina
Río Negro
Argentina
10/11/2025
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 663597
  Adult
Las Grutas
Río Negro
Argentina
10/05/2025
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 340344
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
01/22/2017
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240101711/10/2025ArgentinaRío NegroReserva Faunística Punta Bermeja, Adolfo AlsinaGustavo Abel Larracoechea
240101606/10/2025ArgentinaRío NegroMuelle, Puerto San Antonio EsteGustavo Abel Larracoechea
240101505/10/2025ArgentinaRío NegroPlaya Piedras coloradas, Las GrutasGustavo Abel Larracoechea
94285222/01/2017ArgentinaChubutPlaya Ecocentro, Puerto MadrynGustavo Abel Larracoechea
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Imperial Shag (Leucocarbo atriceps) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 07/04/2026.