Guanay Cormorant vs Antarctic Shag

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum verglichen mit Leucocarbo bransfieldensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Guanay Cormorant Antarctic Shag
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Leucocarbo bransfieldensis
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Not Evaluated
Länge
Flügelspannweite 58,6 cm (23.1 in)
Gewicht 2280,5 g (80.44 oz) 2780,0 g (98.06 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Guanay Cormorant only

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Antarctic Shag only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

About These Birds

Guanay Cormorant

76 cm. Black above; white underparts; black facial skin; yellow bill. Breeds Peruvian and Chilean coast; one of the most abundant South American seabirds. Feeds on anchovy in Humboldt Current. Produces massive guano deposits; colonies of millions historically. Near Threatened; sensitive to El Niño.

Antarctic Shag

63–72 cm. Black above; white below; caruncles reduced compared to related shags. Breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands. Feeds on fish in cold Antarctic coastal waters. One of the southernmost-breeding cormorants; largely sedentary around breeding colonies.

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