Auckland Islands Shag vs Japanese Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi verglichen mit Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Auckland Islands Shag Japanese Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo colensoi Phalacrocorax capillatus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 62,9 cm (24.8 in)
Gewicht 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 2837,5 g (100.09 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Auckland Islands Shag only

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Japanese Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Japanese Cormorant

About These Birds

Auckland Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to Auckland Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population estimated at only a few thousand. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding cold ocean waters. Non-migratory; restricted to the island group.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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