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  • European Shag, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Tony, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • European Shag, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Blake Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • European Shag, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Jonny Andrews, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • European Shag, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Diego González Dopico, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • European Shag, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Shlomi Levi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • European Shag, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) anadelphis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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European Shag

Gulosus aristotelis

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About

The European shag or common shag (Gulosus aristotelis) 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 derives from the Latin for glutton. The species name aristotelis...

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