Chatham Islands Shag vs Little Black Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Little Black Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 49,8 cm (19.6 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 971,6666666666666 g (34.27 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 3-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Little Black Cormorant only

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Little Black 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.

Little Black Cormorant

55–65 cm. All-black; glossy green-blue; bare black facial skin. Widespread across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia in freshwater and marine environments. Highly gregarious; nests colonially in trees. Feeds on fish by pursuit-diving; often seen drying wings on posts.

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