Chatham Islands Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chatham Islands Shag Cape Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax capensis
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
الوزن 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 1223,75 g (43.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chatham Islands Shag only

بلا

Cape Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Endangered

Cape 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.

Cape Cormorant

63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.

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