Chatham Islands Shag vs Long-tailed Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi مقارنةً بـ Microcarbo africanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chatham Islands Shag Long-tailed Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo onslowi Microcarbo africanus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 39,8 cm (15.7 in)
الوزن 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 557,5 g (19.67 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chatham Islands Shag only

بلا

Long-tailed Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Long-tailed Cormorant

50–55 cm. Slim; brown-black with long tail; orange facial skin. Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar in freshwater habitats. Feeds on small fish and amphibians. Gregarious; roosts communally in large trees. One of Africa's commonest freshwater birds.

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