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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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Foto
Photography ID: 646997
  Adult
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/18/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 633409
  Adult
Balneario La Barra
Maldonado
Uruguay
05/06/2025
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 491995
  Juvenile
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
04/30/2022
Julio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas
Foto
Photography ID: 491422
  Immature
Santiago Vazquez
Montevideo
Uruguay
04/23/2022
Mauricio Silvera
Foto
Photography ID: 491385
  Juvenile
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
04/25/2022
Emilio Lessa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
233856818/07/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este, MaldonadoAdrian Antunez
228471106/05/2025UruguayMaldonadoRambla de los Vientos, Balneario La BarraAlejandra Pons
229528001/04/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este, MaldonadoEmilio Lessa
157620330/04/2022UruguayMontevideoSantiago Vázquez, MontevideoJulio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas
157407325/04/2022UruguayMontevideoSantiago Vázquez, MontevideoEmilio Lessa
157412623/04/2022UruguayMontevideoSantiago VazquezMauricio Silvera
157313823/04/2022UruguayMontevideoSantiago Vázquez, Área Protegida Humedales del Santa LucíaAdrian Antunez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Imperial Shag (Leucocarbo atriceps) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.