European Shag

Gulosus aristotelis - Cormoran huppé

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Suliformes

  • Family
    :

    Phalacrocoracidés

  • Genus
    :

    Gulosus

  • Species
    :

    aristotelis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1761

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 80 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 90 à 105 cm.
  • Weight
    : 1750 à 2250 g
Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cormoran huppé
adult plum. breeding
Cormoran huppé
adult plum. post breeding

European Shag (Gulosus aristotelis) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis (Iceland, w Europe)
  • Gulosus aristotelis riggenbachi (w coast of Morocco)
  • Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii (Mediterranean coasts and islands)

Foreign names

  • Cormoran huppé,
  • Cormorán moñudo,
  • galheta,
  • Krähenscharbe,
  • üstökös kárókatona,
  • Kuifaalscholver,
  • Marangone dal ciuffo,
  • toppskarv,
  • Toppskarv,
  • kormorán chochlatý,
  • kormorán chocholatý,
  • Topskarv,
  • karimetso,
  • corb marí emplomallat,
  • Toppskarfur,
  • kormoran czubaty,
  • cekulainais ūdenis,
  • vranjek,
  • Хохлатый баклан,
  • ヨーロッパヒメウ,
  • 欧鸬鹚,
  • 長冠鸕鷀,

Voice song and cries

Cormoran huppé
juvenile

Habitat

Cormoran huppé
adult plum. transition

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Cormoran huppé
published: - Updated: 05-12-2004
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