Chatham Islands Shag vs Black-faced Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Phalacrocorax fuscescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Black-faced Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 52,8 cm (20.8 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 1515,0 g (53.44 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Black-faced Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Black-faced 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.

Black-faced Cormorant

61 cm. Dark sooty-black throughout; bare black facial skin. Endemic to southern Australian coasts from the Great Australian Bight to Victoria and Tasmania. Feeds on fish in coastal and estuarine habitats. Colonial nester on rocky coastal islands; often associated with seagrass beds.

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