Chatham Islands Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Cape Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax capensis
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Endangered
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 1223,75 g (43.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 2-3
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Cape Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Endangered

Cape 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.

Cape Cormorant

63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.

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