Rough-faced Shag vs Pitt Island Shag

Leucocarbo carunculatus verglichen mit Phalacrocorax featherstoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rough-faced Shag Pitt Island Shag
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo carunculatus Phalacrocorax featherstoni
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 43,7 cm (17.2 in)
Gewicht 2577,5 g (90.92 oz) 1043,75 g (36.82 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Rough-faced Shag only

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Pitt Island Shag only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Endangered

Pitt Island Shag

About These Birds

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.

Pitt Island Shag

63 cm. Dark grey-brown; orange facial skin. Endemic to Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; fewer than 300 birds known. Feeds on inshore fish in cold coastal waters. Very restricted range on a single isolated island group.

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