Antarctic Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Antarctic Shag Cape Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax capensis
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
الوزن 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1223,75 g (43.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Antarctic Shag only

بلا

Cape Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Endangered

Cape Cormorant

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.

Cape Cormorant

63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.

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