Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761)
European shag

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Family:	Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)
Max. size:	72 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,600.0 g
Environment:	others; marine
Distribution:	Arctic, Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical to polar.
Diagnosis:	Culmen: 5.67 cm; tarsus: 6.34 cm; wing: 26.45 cm.
Biology:	In the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland and northern England, this species primarily forage inshore and breeding birds only spend approx. 30% of daylight period at sea, feeding primarily on the sandeel, Ammodytes marinus. They surface-feed by scooping prey from the water and also able to exploit the water column by diving. They form nesting colonies with breeding pairs sharing incubation and chick-rearing duties. Adults feed their chicks with regurgitated food (Ref. 95711).
IUCN Red List Status:	(LC); Date assessed: 09 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
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