Antarctic Shag vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis مقارنةً بـ Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Antarctic Shag Chatham Islands Shag
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Leucocarbo onslowi
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 51,8 cm (20.4 in)
الوزن 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 2095,0 g (73.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Antarctic Shag only

بلا

Chatham Islands Shag only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

About These Birds

Antarctic Shag

63–72 cm. Black above; white below; caruncles reduced compared to related shags. Breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands. Feeds on fish in cold Antarctic coastal waters. One of the southernmost-breeding cormorants; largely sedentary around breeding colonies.

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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