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Cormorants & Shags
Phalacrocoracidae
· 2 species
Cormorants & Shags
Birds in this family
2 species
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelis
Cormorants & Shags
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorants & Shags
Where to see cormorants & shags
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
Germany
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
Portugal
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1
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