Phalacrocorax atriceps is found on the southern tip of South America, from central
Chile round to central
Argentina, and on the
Falkland Islands (
Islas Malvinas).
Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands.
Phalacrocorax (atriceps) georgianus is found on the islands of
South Georgia (Georgia del Sur), the South Orkney Islands,
South Sandwich Islands (
Islas Sandwich del Sur) and Shag Rocks (Scotia Sea). In the Indian Ocean,
Phalacrocorax (atriceps) melanogenis occupies the Crozet Islands (
French Southern Territories),
Phalacrocorax (atriceps) nivalis is found on Heard Island (to
Australia) and
Phalacrocorax (atriceps) purpurascens is restricted to Macquarie Island (to
Australia) (del Hoyo et al. 1992).
Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: BirdLife International 2014.
Phalacrocorax atriceps. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <
www.iucnredlist.org>
