Chatham Islands Shag vs Long-tailed Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Microcarbo africanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Long-tailed Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Microcarbo africanus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 39,8 cm (15.7 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 557,5 g (19.67 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Long-tailed Cormorant only

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Long-tailed Cormorant

50–55 cm. Slim; brown-black with long tail; orange facial skin. Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar in freshwater habitats. Feeds on small fish and amphibians. Gregarious; roosts communally in large trees. One of Africa's commonest freshwater birds.

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