Guanay Cormorant vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum verglichen mit Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Guanay Cormorant Chatham Islands Shag
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Leucocarbo onslowi
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 58,6 cm (23.1 in) 51,8 cm (20.4 in)
Gewicht 2280,5 g (80.44 oz) 2095,0 g (73.90 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Guanay Cormorant only

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Chatham Islands Shag only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands 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.

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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