South Georgia Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo georgianus مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة South Georgia Shag Bank Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo georgianus Phalacrocorax neglectus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
الوزن 2678,0 g (94.46 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

South Georgia Shag only

بلا

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

South Georgia Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

South Georgia Shag

62 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to South Georgia and surrounding subantarctic islands. Feeds on fish in cold, productive South Georgia waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; closely related to Imperial Shag complex. Resident; does not migrate far from islands.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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