Phalacrocorax aristotelis Linnaeus 1761 (European shag)

Aves - Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae

Alternative combination: Pelecanus aristotelis

Synonyms: Pelecanus graculus Linnaeus 1766, Phalacrocorax graculus Linnaeus 1766

Belongs to Phalacrocorax according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Boule and De Villeneuve 1927, Clapham 2015, Mlikovsky 2002 and Weesie 1988

Sister taxa: Phalacrocorax auritus, Phalacrocorax bougainvillii, Phalacrocorax brasilianus, Phalacrocorax capensis, Phalacrocorax capillatus, Phalacrocorax carbo, Phalacrocorax carunculatus, Phalacrocorax chapalensis, Phalacrocorax featherstoni, Phalacrocorax femoralis, Phalacrocorax filyawi, Phalacrocorax fuscescens, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis, Phalacrocorax goletensis, Phalacrocorax ibericus, Phalacrocorax idahensis, Phalacrocorax intermedius, Phalacrocorax kennelli, Phalacrocorax lautus, Phalacrocorax leptopus, Phalacrocorax littoralis, Phalacrocorax longipes, Phalacrocorax macer, Phalacrocorax macropus, Phalacrocorax marinavis, Phalacrocorax mediterraneus, Phalacrocorax mongoliensis, Phalacrocorax neglectus, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis, Phalacrocorax novaezealandiae, Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax perspicillatus, Phalacrocorax praecarbo, Phalacrocorax punctatus, Phalacrocorax purpurascens, Phalacrocorax reliquus, Phalacrocorax risgoviensis, Phalacrocorax rogersi, Phalacrocorax serdicensis, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, Phalacrocorax varius, Phalacrocorax wetmorei, Stictocarbo kumeyaay

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Cyprus (1 collection), Gibraltar (2), Greece (1), Italy (3), Monaco (1), Portugal (2), Spain (2), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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