Auckland Islands Shag vs Long-tailed Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi مقارنةً بـ Microcarbo africanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Auckland Islands Shag Long-tailed Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo colensoi Microcarbo africanus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 39,8 cm (15.7 in)
الوزن 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 557,5 g (19.67 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Auckland Islands Shag only

بلا

Long-tailed Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

About These Birds

Auckland Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to Auckland Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population estimated at only a few thousand. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding cold ocean waters. Non-migratory; restricted to the island group.

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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