European Shag - Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Author (Linnaeus, 1761)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 174733
Common Names English: European Shag
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Suliformes
          Family: Phalacrocoracidae
            Genus: Phalacrocorax
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Phalacrocorax aristotelis aristotelis
Subspecies: Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii
Subspecies: Phalacrocorax aristotelis riggenbachi
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN174733
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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#records (spatial)12,344
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets14
Year1972 - 2021
Latitude40.08 - 62.35
Longitude-10.63 - 10.07
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