Chatham Islands Shag vs Great Pied Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chatham Islands Shag Great Pied Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax varius
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
الوزن 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 1868,1666666666667 g (65.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chatham Islands Shag only

بلا

Great Pied Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Great Pied 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.

Great Pied Cormorant

75–85 cm. Black above with white face and underparts; yellow bill. Resident in Australia and New Zealand in coastal and inland freshwater habitats. The largest Australasian cormorant; often called Pied Cormorant. Feeds on fish; highly adaptable to freshwater and marine environments.

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