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

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29 photos

4.4 1sr-cy France, Jul 2003

Alain Fossé
4.3 A couple court... Spain, Jan 2001

José M. Formentí
4.2 It was sunny a... Turkey, Feb 2012

ahmet karataş
4.2 Adult Great Brit..., Jun 2006

Paul Cools
4 1st-cy France, Sep 2004

Alain Fossé
4 A couple, just... Great Brit..., Apr 2005

jdrpc
4 Detail of Gree... Great Brit..., May 2005

jdrpc
3.9 Young bird at ... Spain, Feb 2008

Juan José Bazán Hiraldo
3.9 A bird nesting... Great Brit..., Jun 2003

raniero massoli-novelli
3.8 On the nest. Norway, Jun 2012

Fran Trabalon
3.8 Seen sitting b... Spain, Jan 2013

WendyH
3.8 Carrying mater... Norway, Jun 2012

Fran Trabalon
3.8 On the rocks, ... Great Brit..., May 2005

jdrpc
3.8 A bird perched... Norway, Jun 2009

Dc.Owl
3.7 Two adults in ... Norway, Jun 2002

Pia Öberg
3.7 Two adult bird... Croatia, Jun 2012

Jonáš Gaigr
3.7 1st-cy France, Jul 2003

Alain Fossé
3.6 Two European S... France, Apr 2007

Jérôme Fournier
3.5 Breeding adult... Morocco, Apr 2009

Imad Cherkkaoui
3.4 An adult bird ... Norway, Jul 2008

Bernat Garcia Espluga
3.4 1st-cy flappin... France, Sep 2004

Alain Fossé
3.3 Adult bird. Great Brit..., Jun 2010

Tomasz Doroń
3.3 First year Spain, Jul 2011

Juan Gonzalez Valdivieso
3.2 adult France, Jun 2008

AurélienAudevard
3 A male in nupt... Spain, Jan 2001

José M. Formentí
3 A bird on the ... Great Brit..., Oct 1995

Josep del Hoyo
2.4 An adult at it... Iceland, Jul 2004

Eric Roualet
2 A young bird i... Spain, Nov 2008

Dc.Owl
2 adult with pul... Italy, Apr 2008

Massimiliano Dettori