Auckland Islands Shag vs Little Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi مقارنةً بـ Microcarbo niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Auckland Islands Shag Little Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo colensoi Microcarbo niger
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
الوزن 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 442,5 g (15.61 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Auckland Islands Shag only

بلا

Little Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Little 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.

Little Cormorant

50–55 cm. Small; all dark glossy black; orange facial skin; short crest in breeding. Widespread across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Feeds on small fish. Commonly seen perched with wings outstretched drying plumage.

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