Leucocarbo

Translingual

Imperial shag (Leucocarbo atriceps) in flight

Etymology

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Proper noun

Leucocarbo m

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Phalacrocoracidae – almost all of which are called shags.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Suliformes - order; Phalacrocoracidae - family

Hyponyms

(archaic genus): Leucocarbo atriceps, Leucocarbo bougainvillii, Leucocarbo bransfieldensis, Leucocarbo campbelli, Leucocarbo carunculatus, Leucocarbo chalconotus, Leucocarbo colensoi, Leucocarbo georgianus, Leucocarbo melanogenis, Leucocarbo nivalis, Leucocarbo onslowi, Leucocarbo purpurascens, Leucocarbo ranfurlyi, Leucocarbo verrucosus - archaic species

References

Leucocarbo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Leucocarbo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Leucocarbo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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