Rough-faced Shag vs Red-legged Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus مقارنةً بـ Poikilocarbo gaimardi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rough-faced Shag Red-legged Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo carunculatus Poikilocarbo gaimardi
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 49,3 cm (19.4 in)
الوزن 2577,5 g (90.92 oz) 1416,6666666666667 g (49.97 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rough-faced Shag only

بلا

Red-legged Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Near Threatened

Red-legged Cormorant

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.

Red-legged Cormorant

71–76 cm. Slender; grey body; red legs; spotted white scapulars; red facial skin; yellow bill. Coastal endemic of western South America (Peru, Chile). Near Threatened; restricted to rocky coasts with Humboldt Current upwelling. Feeds on fish by diving in cold, productive inshore waters.

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