European shag

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q83020448
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European shag

Summary

European shag is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,985 views/month, #1,426 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European shag's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • European shag is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • European shag's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • European shag belongs to the parent taxon Gulosus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, European shag is Gulosus aristotelis[7].
  • European shag's Commons category is recorded as Gulosus aristotelis[8].
  • European shag's original combination is recorded as Pelecanus aristotelis[9].
  • European shag's taxon synonym is recorded as Phalacrocorax aristotelis[10].
  • European shag's short name is recorded as G. aristotelis[11].
  • European shag is commonly known as European Shag[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, European shag is Gulosus aristotelis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Gulosus[6]. It is commonly known as European Shag[12].

Identifiers

European shag's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1289604[13]. European shag's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 10943800[14].

Why It Matters

European shag ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,985 views/month, #1,426 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Andrawaag · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inaturalist taxon id → 1289604
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  2. 5w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Phalacrocorax aristotelis
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Gulosus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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