Rough-faced Shag vs Great Pied Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rough-faced Shag Great Pied Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo carunculatus Phalacrocorax varius
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
الوزن 2577,5 g (90.92 oz) 1868,1666666666667 g (65.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rough-faced Shag only

بلا

Great Pied Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Least Concern

Great Pied 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.

Great Pied Cormorant

75–85 cm. Black above with white face and underparts; yellow bill. Resident in Australia and New Zealand in coastal and inland freshwater habitats. The largest Australasian cormorant; often called Pied Cormorant. Feeds on fish; highly adaptable to freshwater and marine environments.

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