| European shag | |
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| European shag on a rock | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus: | Gulosus Montagu, 1813 |
| Species: | G. aristotelis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gulosus aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761)
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| Range of G. aristotelis Breeding Non-breeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Phalacrocorax aristotelis | |
The European shag or common shag (Gulosus aristotelis) is a species of cormorant. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Gulosus.[2] 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.[3] The scientific genus name derives from the Latin for glutton. The species name aristotelis commemorates the Greek philosopher Aristotle.[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Gulosus aristotelis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22696894A133538524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696894A133538524.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Kennedy, Martyn; Spencer, Hamish G. (2014-10-01). "Classification of the cormorants of the world". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 79: 249–257. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.020. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 24994028.
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