Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) - HBW 1, p. 346
French: Cormoran huppé
German: Krähenscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán Moñudo
Other common names: Common/Green Shag, Green Cormorant
Taxonomy: Pelecanus aristotelis Linnaeus, 1761, Sweden.
Sometimes placed in genus Stictocarbo. Race riggenbachi may be inseparable from desmarestii. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) - Iceland and N Scandinavia S to Iberian Peninsula.
- desmarestii (Payraudeau, 1826) - C Mediterranean E to Black Sea.
- riggenbachi Hartert, 1923 - coast of Morocco.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Different ringed birds on the rocks, including close-ups, and two juveniles Locality Saltee Islands, Wexford County, Ireland (ssp aristotelis)
Peter van Dam 4 July 2002 5 years ago 56 sec 4.8 -
A chick at the nest Locality Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark County, Norway (ssp aristotelis)
Javier Ortas 20 June 2010 2 years ago 29 sec 4.8 -
The adult birds at the nest with the chicks Locality Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark County, Norway (ssp aristotelis)
Javier Ortas 21 June 2010 2 years ago 37 sec 4.8 -
Adults at their nests Locality Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, Great Britain (ssp aristotelis)
Greg Baker 28 May 2006 1 year ago 36 sec 4.5 -
Close up of the head at Hornoya. Locality Hornoya Island, Varanger Fjord, Finnmark County, Norway (ssp aristotelis)
Ghislain Gosse 5 June 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 4.3 -
A juvenile bird preening itself. Locality Pier of IJmuiden, Netherlands (ssp aristotelis)
Yoel Jimenez 1 September 2012 18 weeks ago 40 sec 4.2
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1sr-cy
Locality Corsica, France (ssp desmarestii)
Alain Fossé 19 July 2003 3 years ago 4.4 -
A couple courting; Pareja en cortejo; acantilados de Asturias (NW Spain)
Locality Asturias, Spain (ssp aristotelis)
José M. Formentí 2 January 2001 3 years ago 4.3 -
Adult
Locality Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, Great Britain
Paul Cools 3 June 2006 28 weeks ago 4.2 -
It was sunny and the Shag was in bath with sea water.
Locality Sile Port, Sile, Istanbul Province, Turkey (ssp desmarestii)
ahmet karataş 20 February 2012 1 year ago 4.2 -
1st-cy
Locality Morbihan, Bretagne, France (ssp aristotelis)
Alain Fossé 26 September 2004 3 years ago 4 -
Young bird at Formentera coast, 2008.
Locality Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain (ssp desmarestii)
Juan José Bazán Hiraldo 27 February 2008 2 years ago 3.9
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An adult giving aggressive calls towards grown nestlings. Locality Vardo, Varanger Fjord, Finnmark County, Norway
(ssp aristotelis)
Iva Hristova 22 July 2008 3 years ago 2.5
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