Rough-faced Shag vs Brandt's Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus verglichen mit Urile penicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rough-faced Shag Brandt's Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo carunculatus Urile penicillatus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 56,1 cm (22.1 in)
Gewicht 2577,5 g (90.92 oz) 2280,1666666666665 g (80.43 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Rough-faced Shag only

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Brandt's Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Least Concern

Brandt's Cormorant

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.

Brandt's Cormorant

84–89 cm. Large; glossy dark green with blue throat pouch; white face plumes in breeding. Breeds along Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Feeds on fish in kelp beds and rocky shores; plunge-dives and pursues fish underwater. Colonial rooster on sea cliffs.

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