Antarctic Shag vs Pitt Island Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax featherstoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Antarctic Shag Pitt Island Shag
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax featherstoni
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 43,7 cm (17.2 in)
الوزن 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1043,75 g (36.82 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Antarctic Shag only

بلا

Pitt Island Shag only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Endangered

Pitt Island 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.

Pitt Island Shag

63 cm. Dark grey-brown; orange facial skin. Endemic to Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; fewer than 300 birds known. Feeds on inshore fish in cold coastal waters. Very restricted range on a single isolated island group.

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