European Shag Gulosus aristotelis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (38)
- Subspecies (3)
Jaume Orta, Ernest Garcia, Francesc Jutglar, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.2 — Published September 24, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Karabullaku me çafkë |
| Arabic | غاقة أوروبية |
| Asturian | Cuervu marñn moñuzu |
| Basque | Ubarroi mottoduna |
| Bulgarian | Среден корморан |
| Catalan | corb marí emplomallat |
| Croatian | morski vranac |
| Czech | kormorán chocholatý |
| Danish | Topskarv |
| Dutch | Kuifaalscholver |
| English | European Shag |
| English (United States) | European Shag |
| Faroese | Skarvur |
| Finnish | karimetso |
| French | Cormoran huppé |
| French (France) | Cormoran huppé |
| Galician | Corvo mariño cristado |
| German | Krähenscharbe |
| Greek | Θαλασσοκόρακας |
| Hebrew | קורמורן ימי |
| Hungarian | Üstökös kárókatona |
| Icelandic | Toppskarfur |
| Italian | Marangone dal ciuffo |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパヒメウ |
| Lithuanian | Kuoduotasis kormoranas |
| Norwegian | toppskarv |
| Polish | kormoran czubaty |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galheta |
| Romanian | Cormoran moțat |
| Russian | Хохлатый баклан |
| Serbian | Morski vranac |
| Slovak | kormorán chochlatý |
| Slovenian | Vranjek |
| Spanish | Cormorán Moñudo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cormorán moñudo |
| Swedish | toppskarv |
| Turkish | Tepeli Karabatak |
| Ukrainian | Баклан чубатий |
Revision Notes
Tim S. David revised the Systematics page. Tammy Zhang curated the media.
Gulosus aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761)
PROTONYM:
Pelecanus aristotelis
Linnaeus, 1761. Fauna svecica, sistens animalia Sveciæ regni mammalia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes. Editio altera, p.23.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GULOSUS
- aristotelis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the European Shag
