Rough-faced Shag vs Pitt Island Shag

Leucocarbo carunculatus مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax featherstoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rough-faced Shag Pitt Island Shag
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo carunculatus Phalacrocorax featherstoni
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 43,7 cm (17.2 in)
الوزن 2577,5 g (90.92 oz) 1043,75 g (36.82 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rough-faced Shag only

بلا

Pitt Island Shag only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Endangered

Pitt Island Shag

About These Birds

Rough-faced Shag

65–70 cm. Black above; white below; prominent orange-red facial caruncles. Endemic to Cook Strait area, New Zealand. Vulnerable; small fragmented population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; distinct from other New Zealand shags.

Pitt Island Shag

63 cm. Dark grey-brown; orange facial skin. Endemic to Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; fewer than 300 birds known. Feeds on inshore fish in cold coastal waters. Very restricted range on a single isolated island group.

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