One of the 13 cormorants on WAnimals
Birds · Suliformes · Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Unlike other seabirds, its plumage is not fully waterproof, which forces it back to land every day to dry its outstretched wings in the sun after each fishing trip.
Weight
1.6 kg – 2 kg
Size
65 cm – 80 cm
Life expectancy
14 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animal Diversity Web · Oiseaux-birds.com · SeaLifeBase · PMC (trophic mismatch study, genome sequence study) · Animal Diversity Web (imperial shag comparativo)
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with European Shag — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about european shag.
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
