Phalacrocorax Aristotelis-They prefer areas having watery surroundings. They live in mild climate and in sweet, salty and bitter waters. They generally spend the winter at shores of Lagoons, deltas and rivers in forests. Mating takes place at the locations where the winter is spent. Usually they brood in colonies in a mixed manner with other species. Nests are made in dense woods and scrubs at 1 - 15m height from the water surface. Sometimes this height becomes 2 - 2.5 m in forests. They use old nets by repairing them. .

The brood population in Turkey is estimated to be 1500 pairs. (DHKD) The brooding areas in Turkey are Ulubat Lake (max 300 pairs), Eregli Rushes (max 600 pairs), Sultan Rushes (Kayseri) (max 200 pairs), Kus (bird) Lake (150 pairs), and in addition other reproduction areas are Akshehir and Eber Lakes, Hotamish Rushes (Konya) and Chaldiran Rushes (Van).

Winter areas are Meric Delta (Edirne) (max 1450), Ulubat Lake (max 1078), Gediz Delta (max 1000), B. Mendres Delta (max 1350), and other winter areas are Marmara Lake, Isikli Lake, Eğridir Lake, Göksu Delta.