Chatham Islands Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Pygmy Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Microcarbo pygmaeus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 2-8
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Pygmy Cormorant only

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy 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.

Pygmy Cormorant

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

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