Antarctic Shag vs Indian Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis verglichen mit Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Antarctic Shag Indian Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 52,6 cm (20.7 in)
Gewicht 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 695,0 g (24.52 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Antarctic Shag only

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Indian Cormorant only

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Indian Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Indian Cormorant

63 cm. Black above; white underparts; white ear tufts in breeding; long white filoplumes on neck. Resident across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Near Threatened; declining due to wetland loss. Feeds on small fish; colonial breeder in trees.

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