Antarctic Shag vs Great Pied Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis verglichen mit Phalacrocorax varius

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Merkmal Antarctic Shag Great Pied Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax varius
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
Gewicht 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1868,1666666666667 g (65.90 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Antarctic Shag only

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Great Pied Cormorant only

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Great Pied 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.

Great Pied Cormorant

75–85 cm. Black above with white face and underparts; yellow bill. Resident in Australia and New Zealand in coastal and inland freshwater habitats. The largest Australasian cormorant; often called Pied Cormorant. Feeds on fish; highly adaptable to freshwater and marine environments.

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