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European Shag

Gulosus aristotelis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 12,951, February 9,566, March 14,987, April 23,578, May 33,996, June 37,071, July 39,668, August 34,114, September 25,046, October 18,695, November 10,216, December 7,984.
United States267,873
Alaska267,873
Spain884
United Kingdom876
Ukraine491
Scotland485
Autonomous Republic of Crimea433
France365
Italy361
England276

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderGannets, Cormorants, and Allies · Suliformes
FamilyCormorants and Shags · Phalacrocoracidae
GenusGulosus

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