Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Jaume Orta, Francesc Jutglar, Ernest Garcia, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Петнист корморан |
| Catalan | corb marí pigallat |
| Croatian | kudravi vranac |
| Czech | kormorán novozélandský |
| Dutch | Gevlekte aalscholver |
| English | Spotted Shag |
| English (United States) | Spotted Shag |
| Estonian | täpikkormoran |
| Finnish | partamerimetso |
| French | Cormoran moucheté |
| French (Canada) | Cormoran moucheté |
| German | Tüpfelscharbe |
| Icelandic | Flekkskarfur |
| Japanese | ゴマダラウ |
| Maori | Kawau Tikitiki | Spotted Shag |
| Norwegian | hvithalsflekkskarv |
| Polish | kormoran nakrapiany |
| Russian | Пятнистый баклан |
| Serbian | Pegavi vranac |
| Slovak | kormorán bodkovaný |
| Spanish | Cormorán Moteado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cormorán moteado |
| Swedish | fläckskarv |
| Turkish | Parekareka Karabatağı |
| Ukrainian | Баклан бурий |
Revision Notes
Maria G. Smith standardized the content with Clements taxonomy.
Phalacrocorax punctatus (Sparrman, 1786)
PROTONYM:
Pelicanus punctatus
Sparrman, 1786. Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.1 no.x,pl..
TYPE LOCALITY:
Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PHALACROCORAX
- phalacrocorax
- punctatum / punctatus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
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Distribution of the Spotted Shag
