Auckland Islands Shag vs Socotra Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Auckland Islands Shag Socotra Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo colensoi Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 56,6 cm (22.3 in)
الوزن 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 1560,0 g (55.03 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Auckland Islands Shag only

بلا

Socotra Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Vulnerable

Socotra 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.

Socotra Cormorant

80 cm. Large; dark brown with pale yellow gape and facial skin. Breeds on islands in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Red Sea. Vulnerable; faces threats from oil spills, human disturbance, and overfishing. Feeds on fish in warm Arabian Sea; colonial nester on flat, barren islands.

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