Guanay cormorant or Guanay shag (Leucocarbo bougainvillii) (1 Viewer)

Jourrnal de la navigation autour du globe, de la frégate La Thétis et de la corvette L'Espérance, pendant les années 1824, 1825 et 1826 : publié par ordre du roi sous les auspices du Département de la marine

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Gonçalo Elias said:

Hi all,

I would like to understand where the English name of this species comes from,

As far as I was able to find, Guanay is the name of a town in Bolivia, however Bolivia is a landlocked countryand this bird has a coastal distribution (mainly in Peru and Chile).

Any hints?

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guanay
in British English
[...]
NOUN
a white-breasted cormorant, Phalacrocorax bougainvillii, found in Peru and northern Chile

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guanay
in American English
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NOUN
a white-breasted, crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) of Peru and Chile: it is a major source of guano
[...]
Word origin
Sp < the Quechua name

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guanay
in American English
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NOUN
Word forms: plural -nayes (-ˈnaieis, Spanish -ˈnɑːjes), -nays
a cormorant, Phalacrocorax bougainvillii, of islands off the coasts of Peru and Chile, a chief source of guano
Also called: guanay cormorant
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Word origin
[1855–60; ‹ AmerSp guanae, appar. as back formation from colonial Sp huanaes, as pl. of huano guano, taken as the name of the bird that produced it]

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Taphrospilus said:

It might be worth to consult as well the OD in... [...] ...which I found only the atlas. ...

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