Crozet Shag

species of cormorant
Taxon taxon Q2997421
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Crozet Shag

Summary

Crozet Shag is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crozet Shag's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Crozet Shag is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Crozet Shag belongs to the parent taxon Leucocarbo[5].
  • Crozet Shag's scientific name is Leucocarbo melanogenis[6].
  • Crozet Shag's Commons category is recorded as Leucocarbo melanogenis[7].
  • Crozet Shag's original combination is recorded as Hypoleucus melanogenis[8].
  • Crozet Shag's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. melanogenis'}[9].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Mulfran Ynys Crozet'}[10].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crozet Shag'}[11].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Crozetscharbe'}[12].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cormorán de las Crozet'}[13].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'corb marí de les illes Crozet'}[14].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kormorán crozetský'}[15].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': "crozet' kormoran (crozet' karbas)"}[16].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Svartkinnskarv'}[17].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'クロゼットウ'}[18].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Crozetskarv'}[19].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kormoran żałobny'}[20].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'kormorán crozetský'}[21].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'crozetskarv'}[22].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Crozetaalscholver'}[23].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cormoran de Crozet'}[24].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Cormorano delle Crozet'}[25].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'biguá-das-crozet'}[26].
  • Crozet Shag is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Krozė salų kormoranas'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Crozet Shag is Leucocarbo melanogenis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Leucocarbo[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Mulfran Ynys Crozet'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Crozetscharbe'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cormorán de las Crozet'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'corb marí de les illes Crozet'}[14], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kormorán crozetský'}[15].

Identifiers

Crozet Shag's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144450[28]. Crozet Shag's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1522879[29]. Crozet Shag's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6066501[30]. Crozet Shag's ITIS TSN is recorded as 824175[31].

Why It Matters

Crozet Shag ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . 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 6.3. 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.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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