Kerguelen Islands Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo verrucosus مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Kerguelen Islands Shag Bank Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo verrucosus Phalacrocorax neglectus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
الوزن 2500,0 g (88.18 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Kerguelen Islands Shag only

بلا

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Kerguelen Islands Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Kerguelen Islands Shag

65 cm. Black and white; distinctive warty orange caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Feeds on fish in cold Kerguelen Island waters; colonial nester on rocky coastal cliffs. Locally common but restricted range makes it Vulnerable.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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