Shag

(Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

This species lives exclusively in sea areas, nesting in small colonies, mainly on rocky uninhabited islands with cliffs. It lives on fish.

Its total population is estimated to be about 200 pairs and its most important habitats in the Aegean are the Park area and the Dodecanese. Even today, it is one of the birds in Greece about which little is known both as far as its distribution and ecology are concerned.