Rock Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo magellanicus مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rock Shag Bank Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo magellanicus Phalacrocorax neglectus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 50,1 cm (19.7 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
الوزن 1500,0 g (52.91 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rock Shag only

بلا

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Rock Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Rock Shag

60–66 cm. Black above; white below; vivid red-orange caruncles at bill base in breeding. Breeds coasts and islands of southern Chile, Argentina, and Falkland Islands. Feeds on fish in cold sub-Antarctic inshore waters. Nest on cliff ledges in small colonies; resident.

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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