Kerguelen Shag

species of cormorant
Taxon taxon Q1269577
Kerguelen Shag
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Kerguelen Shag

Summary

Kerguelen Shag is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kerguelen Shag's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Kerguelen Shag is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Kerguelen Shag's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Kerguelen Shag is classified within Leucocarbo[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Kerguelen Shag is Leucocarbo verrucosus[7].
  • Kerguelen Shag's Commons category is recorded as Leucocarbo verrucosus[8].
  • Kerguelen Shag's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leucocarbo verrucosus[9].
  • Kerguelen Shag's Commons gallery is recorded as Leucocarbo verrucosus[10].
  • Kerguelen Shag's original combination is recorded as Halieus verrucosus[11].
  • Kerguelen Shag's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. verrucosus'}[12].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kerguelen Shag'}[13].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kerguelenscharb'}[14].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cormorán de las Kerguelen'}[15].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'corb marí de les illes Kerguelen'}[16].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kormorán kerguelenský'}[17].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kergueleni kormoran (kergueleni karbas)'}[18].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kerguelenskarv'}[19].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kerguelenscharbe'}[20].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cormoran des Kerguelen'}[21].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Кергеленский баклан'}[22].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ケルゲレンヒメウ'}[23].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kerguelenskarv'}[24].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kergueleninmerimetso'}[25].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'varacskos kárókatona'}[26].
  • Kerguelen Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kormoran kergueleński'}[27].

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Classification

Kerguelen Shag's scientific name is Leucocarbo verrucosus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Leucocarbo[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kerguelenscharb'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cormorán de las Kerguelen'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'corb marí de les illes Kerguelen'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kormorán kerguelenský'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kergueleni kormoran (kergueleni karbas)'}[18].

Identifiers

Kerguelen Shag's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1522882[28]. Kerguelen Shag's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6066497[29]. Kerguelen Shag's ITIS TSN is recorded as 824005[30].

Why It Matters

Kerguelen Shag ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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