Kormoran vs Rough-faced Shag

Phalacrocorax carbo verglichen mit Leucocarbo carunculatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kormoran Rough-faced Shag
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phalacrocorax carbo Leucocarbo carunculatus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge 90,0 cm (35.4 in) —
Flügelspannweite 145,0 cm (57.1 in) 57,6 cm (22.7 in)
Gewicht 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 2577,5 g (90.92 oz)
Ernährung Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … --
Gelegegröße 1-7 1-3
Population Trend — —

Size Comparison

Body Length
Kormoran 90,0 cm
Rough-faced Shag —
Flügelspannweite
Kormoran 145,0 cm
Rough-faced Shag 57,6 cm
Gewicht
Kormoran 2600,0 g
Rough-faced Shag 2577,5 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Kormoran only

Rough-faced Shag only

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Kormoran

Coasts, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Nests in colonies in trees, on cliffs, or on the ground.

Song & Call Comparison

Kormoran

Gesang

Deep, guttural grunts and 'karrr' calls at colonies. Bill-clicking and hissing in threat displays. Silent at sea. Colonial noise can be deafening during the breeding season.

Rough-faced Shag

Geographic Range & Migration

Kormoran

Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.

Rough-faced Shag

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kormoran

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

How to Tell Them Apart

Kormoran

Gefieder

All black with a bronze-green gloss. White throat patch and white thigh patches in breeding season. Yellow-orange face patch around the bill base.

Schnabel

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

Rough-faced Shag

About These Birds

Kormoran

Der Kormoran ist einer der am weitesten verbreiteten Seevögel der Welt. Anders als die meisten Wasservögel besitzt der Kormoran kein vollständig wasserabweisendes Gefieder, was zu seiner typischen Haltung mit ausgebreiteten Flügeln zum Trocknen führt. In Asien setzen Fischer Kormorane seit über tausend Jahren zum Fischfang ein.

Rough-faced Shag

65–70 cm. Black above; white below; prominent orange-red facial caruncles. Endemic to Cook Strait area, New Zealand. Vulnerable; small fragmented population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; distinct from other New Zealand shags.

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