Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cormorants :: European Shag

European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Described by: Linnaeus (1761)
Alternate common name(s): Common Cormorant, Shag, Common Shag, Green Shag, Green Cormorant
Old scientific name(s): Stictocarbo aristotelis, Leucocarbo aristotelis

Photographs

Farne Islands, England - Jul 13, 1999 © Pascal Dubois  Farne Islands, England - Jul 13, 1999 © Pascal Dubois  Farne Islands, England - Jul 13, 1999 © Pascal Dubois  Farne Islands, England - Jul 13, 1999 © Pascal Dubois  Farne Islands, England - Jul 13, 1999 © Pascal Dubois 
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Range

Iceland and ne. Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea;
(1) Atlantic coast of Morocco (Tarfaya to Casablanca).
(2) Mediterranean Basin from the Balearic Is. (Parc Natural de la Peninsula de Llevent, Mallorca and Parc Natural de Cala d'Hort, Ibiza), Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia (Cape Bon), Malta, Elba, Corsica, Sardinia, Libya (se. Gulf of Sidra), Italy, Yugoslavia, Aegean coasts of Greece and Turkey, Crete, Cyprus, Black Sea coasts of Bulgaria, n. Turkey, and s. Russia (w. Crimea, Sea of Azov).
(3) Breeds off w. Iceland, the Atlantic coast of Norway, extreme nw. Russia (Murmansk, n. Kola Peninsula), Faeroe Is. and Shetland Is., Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales, nw. France (Brittany), Spain (n. coast, Gibraltar, Mediterranean coast), sw. Portugal (Cape St. Vincent).

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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