Crozet Shag vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo melanogenis verglichen mit Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Crozet Shag Chatham Islands Shag
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo melanogenis Leucocarbo onslowi
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in)
Gewicht 2166,6666666666665 g (76.43 oz) 2095,0 g (73.90 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Crozet Shag only

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Chatham Islands Shag only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Crozet Shag

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

About These Birds

Crozet Shag

63 cm. Black above; white below; orange-yellow caruncles; blue eye-ring. Endemic to Crozet Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Vulnerable with small total population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold Crozet Island waters. Colonial nester on coastal cliffs.

Chatham Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange-red caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; total population fewer than 1,000 birds. Restricted to a few Chatham Islands colonies; feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding coastal waters.

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