Species profile
European Shag
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Quick answer
European Shag is a species in the Phalacrocoracidae family, order Suliformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Phalacrocorax aristotelis
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Order
- Suliformes
- Genus
- Phalacrocorax
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording European Shag in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Phalacrocoracidae
- Auckland Islands Shag (Leucocarbo colensoi)
- Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)
- Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
- Borvocarbo guilloti (Borvocarbo guilloti)
- Borvocarbo stoeffelensis (Borvocarbo stoeffelensis)
- Borvocarbo tardatus (Borvocarbo tardatus)
- Bounty Shag (Leucocarbo ranfurlyi)
- Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)