Rough-faced Shag vs Long-tailed Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus مقارنةً بـ Microcarbo africanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rough-faced Shag Long-tailed Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo carunculatus Microcarbo africanus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 39,8 cm (15.7 in)
الوزن 2577,5 g (90.92 oz) 557,5 g (19.67 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rough-faced Shag only

بلا

Long-tailed Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Least Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

About These Birds

Rough-faced Shag

65–70 cm. Black above; white below; prominent orange-red facial caruncles. Endemic to Cook Strait area, New Zealand. Vulnerable; small fragmented population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; distinct from other New Zealand shags.

Long-tailed Cormorant

50–55 cm. Slim; brown-black with long tail; orange facial skin. Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar in freshwater habitats. Feeds on small fish and amphibians. Gregarious; roosts communally in large trees. One of Africa's commonest freshwater birds.

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