Crozet Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo melanogenis verglichen mit Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Crozet Shag Bank Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo melanogenis Phalacrocorax neglectus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Gewicht 2166,6666666666665 g (76.43 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Crozet Shag only

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Bank Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Crozet Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

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.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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