The bird life at Gjesværstappan

Latin (scientific) name - Phalacrocorax aristotelis. Family name - Phalacrocoracidae

Number of eggs - 3 eggs
Hatching time - 31 days
Age of independence - 90 days
Oldest known age - ?
Length from tip of bill to tail - 70 - 73 cm

Because of using its wings as weights when diving, the Shag can often be seen drying its wings. The legs are used for propelling. Dives max 40 m deep.

Toppskarv   Karimetso   Topskarv   Shag   Toppskarv   Cormoran ruppé   Kuifallscholver   Cormorano   Krähenscharbe   Cormorán moñudo   Toppskarfur     Kormoran czubaty

- Birds in Ola's BirdGuide -

Puffin  |  Guillemot  |  Razorbill  |  Black Guillemot  |  Red-necked Phalarope  |  Purple Sandpiper   Shag   Cormorant  |  Arctic Skua  |  White-tailed Eagle  |  Raven  |  Carrion Crow  |  Gannet  |  Fulmar  |  Oystercatcher  |  Arctic Tern  |  Great black-backed Gull  |  Kittiwake Common Gull  |  Herring Gull  |  Eider  |  Goosander  |  Long-tailed Duck  |  Mallard  |  † Great Auk