Kormoran vs Chatham Islands Shag

Phalacrocorax carbo verglichen mit Leucocarbo onslowi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kormoran Chatham Islands Shag
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phalacrocorax carbo Leucocarbo onslowi
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Critically Endangered
Länge 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Flügelspannweite 145,0 cm (57.1 in) 51,8 cm (20.4 in)
Gewicht 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 2095,0 g (73.90 oz)
Ernährung Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … --
Gelegegröße 1-7 3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kormoran 90,0 cm
Chatham Islands Shag
Flügelspannweite
Kormoran 145,0 cm
Chatham Islands Shag 51,8 cm
Gewicht
Kormoran 2600,0 g
Chatham Islands Shag 2095,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Kormoran only

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Kormoran

Coasts, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Nests in colonies in trees, on cliffs, or on the ground.

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Song & Call Comparison

Kormoran

Gesang

Deep, guttural grunts and 'karrr' calls at colonies. Bill-clicking and hissing in threat displays. Silent at sea. Colonial noise can be deafening during the breeding season.

Chatham Islands Shag

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kormoran

Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.

Chatham Islands Shag

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kormoran

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

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How to Tell Them Apart

Kormoran

Gefieder

All black with a bronze-green gloss. White throat patch and white thigh patches in breeding season. Yellow-orange face patch around the bill base.

Schnabel

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

Chatham Islands Shag

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About These Birds

Kormoran

Der Kormoran ist einer der am weitesten verbreiteten Seevögel der Welt. Anders als die meisten Wasservögel besitzt der Kormoran kein vollständig wasserabweisendes Gefieder, was zu seiner typischen Haltung mit ausgebreiteten Flügeln zum Trocknen führt. In Asien setzen Fischer Kormorane seit über tausend Jahren zum Fischfang ein.

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.

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