Antarctic Shag vs Socotra Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Antarctic Shag Socotra Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 56,6 cm (22.3 in)
الوزن 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1560,0 g (55.03 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Antarctic Shag only

بلا

Socotra Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Vulnerable

Socotra 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.

Socotra Cormorant

80 cm. Large; dark brown with pale yellow gape and facial skin. Breeds on islands in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Red Sea. Vulnerable; faces threats from oil spills, human disturbance, and overfishing. Feeds on fish in warm Arabian Sea; colonial nester on flat, barren islands.

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