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Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) European shag |
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| Family: | Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants) | |||
| Max. size: | 72 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,600.0 g | |||
| Environment: | others; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Arctic, Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical to polar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Culmen: 5.67 cm; tarsus: 6.34 cm; wing: 26.45 cm. | |||
| Biology: | In the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland and northern England, this species primarily forage inshore and breeding birds only spend approx. 30% of daylight period at sea, feeding primarily on the sandeel, Ammodytes marinus. They surface-feed by scooping prey from the water and also able to exploit the water column by diving. They form nesting colonies with breeding pairs sharing incubation and chick-rearing duties. Adults feed their chicks with regurgitated food (Ref. 95711). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (LC); Date assessed: 09 August 2018 Ref. 123251) | |||
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