Chatham Islands Shag vs Japanese Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chatham Islands Shag Japanese Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax capillatus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 62,9 cm (24.8 in)
الوزن 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 2837,5 g (100.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chatham Islands Shag only

بلا

Japanese Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Japanese 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.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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