Auckland Islands Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Auckland Islands Shag Cape Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo colensoi Phalacrocorax capensis
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
الوزن 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 1223,75 g (43.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Auckland Islands Shag only

بلا

Cape Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Endangered

Cape 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.

Cape Cormorant

63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.

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