Black Shag

Phalacrocorax carbo

Category: Arctic & Alpine Birds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Suliformes

Family

Phalacrocoracidae

Genus

Phalacrocorax

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 101 mountain areas across 24 countries and 9 regions.

• Smolyan, Bulgaria - 2 records
• Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic - 5 records
• Olomouc Region, Czech Republic - 7 records
• Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic - 5 records
• Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic - 9 records
• Liberec Region, Czech Republic - 3 records
• Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland - 17 records
• Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland - 2 records
• Lublin Voivodeship, Poland - 1 records
• Harghita, Romania - 2 records
• Cluj, Romania - 6 records
• Vâlcea, Romania - 4 records
• Region of Trenčín, Slovakia - 3 records
• Region of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia - 12 records
• Hebei, China - 7 records
• Guangdong, China - 4 records
• Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan - 1 records
• Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan - 3 records
• Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan - 6 records
• Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan - 4 records
• Hyogo Prefecture, Japan - 9 records
• Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - 2 records
• Gifu Prefecture, Japan - 5 records
• Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan - 6 records
• Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan - 2 records
• Hyogo Prefecture, Japan - 4 records
• Shimane Prefecture, Japan - 2 records
• Gunma Prefecture, Japan - 4 records
• Niigata Prefecture, Japan - 3 records
• British Columbia, Canada - 1 records
• Ontario, Canada - 2 records
• Ontario, Canada - 1 records
• Quebec, Canada - 7 records
• Wisconsin, United States - 1 records
• Montana, United States - 6 records
• Wyoming, United States - 7 records
• California, United States - 3 records
• Washington, United States - 7 records
• Massachusetts, United States - 2 records
• Nevada, United States - 6 records
• New York, United States - 1 records
• New York, United States - 5 records
• Canterbury, New Zealand - 1 records
• Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia - 3 records
• Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia - 5 records
• Krasnodar Krai, Russia - 9 records
• Vladimir Oblast, Russia - 2 records
• Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia - 5 records
• Satakunta, Finland - 3 records
• Uusimaa, Finland - 15 records
• Lapland, Finland - 22 records
• Nordland, Norway - 3 records
• Akershus, Norway - 1 records
• Vestland, Norway - 1 records
• Värmland County, Sweden - 1 records
• Jämtland County, Sweden - 4 records
• Neuquén, Argentina - 6 records
• Araucania Region, Chile - 2 records
• Maule Region, Chile - 6 records
• Styria, Austria - 2 records
• Tyrol, Austria - 2 records
• Tyrol, Austria - 6 records
• Styria, Austria - 3 records
• Lower Austria, Austria - 5 records
• Tyrol, Austria - 4 records
• Styria, Austria - 1 records
• Tyrol, Austria - 1 records
• Salzburg, Austria - 1 records
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France - 6 records
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France - 2 records
• Occitania, France - 6 records
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France - 1 records
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France - 4 records
• Occitania, France - 2 records
• Occitania, France - 4 records
• Bavaria, Germany - 5 records
• Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 8 records
• Bavaria, Germany - 3 records
• Bavaria, Germany - 1 records
• Bavaria, Germany - 3 records
• North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - 2 records
• Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 3 records
• Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy - 1 records
• Emilia-Romagna, Italy - 1 records
• Piedmont, Italy - 5 records
• Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy - 10 records
• Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy - 1 records
• Piedmont, Italy - 1 records
• Slovenia, Slovenia - 1 records
• Slovenia, Slovenia - 16 records
• Wallis, Switzerland - 5 records
• Schwyz, Switzerland - 5 records
• Bern, Switzerland - 2 records
• Bern, Switzerland - 2 records
• Bern, Switzerland - 1 records
• Grisons, Switzerland - 6 records
• Bern, Switzerland - 1 records
• Grisons, Switzerland - 8 records
• Bern, Switzerland - 4 records
• North Macedonia, North Macedonia - 1 records
• Central Serbia, Serbia - 4 records