Antarctic Shag vs Japanese Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Antarctic Shag Japanese Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax capillatus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 62,9 cm (24.8 in)
الوزن 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 2837,5 g (100.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Antarctic Shag only

بلا

Japanese Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Japanese 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.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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