Antarctic Shag vs Socotra Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis verglichen mit Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Antarctic Shag Socotra Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 56,6 cm (22.3 in)
Gewicht 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1560,0 g (55.03 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Antarctic Shag only

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Socotra Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Vulnerable

Socotra 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.

Socotra Cormorant

80 cm. Large; dark brown with pale yellow gape and facial skin. Breeds on islands in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Red Sea. Vulnerable; faces threats from oil spills, human disturbance, and overfishing. Feeds on fish in warm Arabian Sea; colonial nester on flat, barren islands.

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