Chatham Islands Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi مقارنةً بـ Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chatham Islands Shag Pygmy Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo onslowi Microcarbo pygmaeus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
الوزن 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chatham Islands Shag only

بلا

Pygmy Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy 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.

Pygmy Cormorant

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

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