Antarctic Shag vs Spotted Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis verglichen mit Phalacrocorax punctatus

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Merkmal Antarctic Shag Spotted Shag
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax punctatus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 48,2 cm (19.0 in)
Gewicht 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1211,6666666666667 g (42.74 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Antarctic Shag only

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Spotted Shag only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Spotted Shag

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.

Spotted Shag

70 cm. Spotted brown and white upperparts in breeding; pale below; blue orbital ring; yellow feet. Endemic to New Zealand coast and offshore islands. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal kelp beds. Near Threatened; nests on cliff ledges.

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