Auckland Islands Shag vs Spotted Shag

Leucocarbo colensoi مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax punctatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Auckland Islands Shag Spotted Shag
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo colensoi Phalacrocorax punctatus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 48,2 cm (19.0 in)
الوزن 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 1211,6666666666667 g (42.74 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Auckland Islands Shag only

بلا

Spotted Shag only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Spotted Shag

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.

Spotted Shag

70 cm. Spotted brown and white upperparts in breeding; pale below; blue orbital ring; yellow feet. Endemic to New Zealand coast and offshore islands. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal kelp beds. Near Threatened; nests on cliff ledges.

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