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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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GroupSpeciesDateUser
MammalsLobo Marino de Dos Pelos (Arctocephalus australis)03/06/2018Pablo Matías Jusim
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)14/04/2018Pablo Matías Jusim



Number of Photography: 515

Foto
Photography ID: 679026
  Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/10/2026
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 678322
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/10/2026
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 676715
  Immature
Cabo Virgenes
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/06/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 676574
  Adult
Río Gallegos
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/05/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 675967
♂ ♀ Isla Escondida
Chubut
Argentina
03/01/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 675956
♂ ♀ Isla Escondida
Chubut
Argentina
03/01/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 668329
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/11/2026
Luis O. Lopez



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Number of Films: 6


Video ID: 2207
♂ ♀  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/11/2016
Mateo Alberto Gual



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Number of Records: 1617



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245056310/03/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal BeagleOscar Alfredo Eliseche
244840410/03/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIsla martillo, UshuaiaEdgar Romeo
244111101/03/2026ArgentinaChubutIsla EscondidaZulima América Schupbach
243820815/02/2026ArgentinaChubutLobería Puerto Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésDolores Fernandez
241694115/01/2026ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaEntre Punta Arenas y Porvenir, Estrecho de MagallanesGustavo Daniel González
242704813/01/2026ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaCamino costero, Punta ArenasEdith Polverini
243979412/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal de beagle, Canal BeagleGustavo Daniel González
241818411/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Natural Urbana Bahía Encerrada, UshuaiaLuis O. Lopez
241713109/01/2026ChileRegión de Los LagosPingüineras, Puñihuil, ChiloéFernanda Ferrari
244312706/01/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzCabo VirgenesGustavo Daniel González
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Citation recommended:

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