Rough-faced Shag vs Brandt's Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus مقارنةً بـ Urile penicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rough-faced Shag Brandt's Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo carunculatus Urile penicillatus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 56,1 cm (22.1 in)
الوزن 2577,5 g (90.92 oz) 2280,1666666666665 g (80.43 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rough-faced Shag only

بلا

Brandt's Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Least Concern

Brandt's 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.

Brandt's Cormorant

84–89 cm. Large; glossy dark green with blue throat pouch; white face plumes in breeding. Breeds along Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Feeds on fish in kelp beds and rocky shores; plunge-dives and pursues fish underwater. Colonial rooster on sea cliffs.

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