European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761)

Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Phalacrocorax aristotelis Biometrics

Wingspan: 90 - 105 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 65 - 80 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 1.75 - 2.25 g (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Occasional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Exceptional
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Occasional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

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