Rough-faced Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus مقارنةً بـ Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rough-faced Shag Pygmy Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo carunculatus Microcarbo pygmaeus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
الوزن 2577,5 g (90.92 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rough-faced Shag only

بلا

Pygmy Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy 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.

Pygmy Cormorant

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

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