Heard Shag vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo nivalis مقارنةً بـ Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Heard Shag Chatham Islands Shag
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo nivalis Leucocarbo onslowi
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 51,8 cm (20.4 in)
الوزن 2931,0 g (103.39 oz) 2095,0 g (73.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Heard Shag only

Chatham Islands Shag only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Heard Shag

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

About These Birds

Heard Shag

63 cm. Black above; white below; orange caruncles. Endemic to Heard Island and McDonald Islands, remote Australian sub-Antarctic territory. Vulnerable; population of only a few thousand in a very restricted range. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold surrounding ocean.

Chatham Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange-red caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; total population fewer than 1,000 birds. Restricted to a few Chatham Islands colonies; feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding coastal waters.

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