Antarctic Shag vs Spotted Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax punctatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Antarctic Shag Spotted Shag
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax punctatus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 48,2 cm (19.0 in)
الوزن 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1211,6666666666667 g (42.74 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Antarctic Shag only

بلا

Spotted Shag only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Spotted 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.

Spotted Shag

70 cm. Spotted brown and white upperparts in breeding; pale below; blue orbital ring; yellow feet. Endemic to New Zealand coast and offshore islands. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal kelp beds. Near Threatened; nests on cliff ledges.

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