Imperial Shag vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps مقارنةً بـ Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Imperial Shag Chatham Islands Shag
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo atriceps Leucocarbo onslowi
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 59,1 cm (23.3 in) 51,8 cm (20.4 in)
الوزن 2294,6666666666665 g (80.94 oz) 2095,0 g (73.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Imperial Shag only

بلا

Chatham Islands Shag only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Imperial Shag

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

About These Birds

Imperial Shag

72 cm. Black above; white below; vivid orange-yellow caruncles and blue orbital ring. Breeds circumpolar southern South America, Falklands, and Antarctic Peninsula. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold Southern Ocean inshore waters. Diverse complex of closely related southern shag species.

Chatham Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange-red caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; total population fewer than 1,000 birds. Restricted to a few Chatham Islands colonies; feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding coastal waters.

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