The European shag or common shag is a species of cormorant. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Gulosus. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa, mainly wintering in its breeding range except for the northernmost birds. In Britain this seabird is usually referred to as simply the shag. The scientific genus name is Latinised Ancient Greek, from φαλακρός and κόραξ. The species name aristotelis commemorates the Greek philosopher Aristotle. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1761)
Reference:
Fauna Svecica ed. 2
Protonym:
Pelecanus aristotelis
Type locality:
Sweden.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32170520
Avibase ID:
CECC7B264A61BD22
Avibase ID:
avibase-CECC7B26
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CECC7B26
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174733
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cormoran huppé ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cormoran huppé ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Common Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Common Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: European Shag ( Leucocarbo aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: European Shag ( Leucocarbo aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: European Shag ( Leucocarbo aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: European Shag ( Leucocarbo aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: European Shag ( Leucocarbo aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: European Shag ( Leucocarbo aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Phalacrocorax aristotelis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Phalacrocorax aristotelis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Phalacrocorax aristotelis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: European Shag ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): European Shag ( Gulosus aristotelis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phalacrocorax aristotelis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phalacrocorax aristotelis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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