Chatham Islands Shag vs Japanese Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Japanese Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax capillatus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 62,9 cm (24.8 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 2837,5 g (100.09 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 4-5
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Japanese Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Japanese 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.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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