Chatham Islands Shag vs Crowned Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi مقارنةً بـ Microcarbo coronatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chatham Islands Shag Crowned Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo onslowi Microcarbo coronatus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 768,0 g (27.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chatham Islands Shag only

بلا

Crowned Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Crowned 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.

Crowned Cormorant

50–57 cm. Dark brown with white facial spots in breeding plumage; orange-red facial skin. Endemic to coastal southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa). Near Threatened; restricted range on rocky shores and inshore waters. Feeds on fish; colonial nester on rocky islands and sea stacks.

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