Chatham Islands Shag vs Brandt's Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Urile penicillatus

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Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Brandt's Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Urile penicillatus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 56,1 cm (22.1 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 2280,1666666666665 g (80.43 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Brandt's Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Brandt's 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.

Brandt's Cormorant

84–89 cm. Large; glossy dark green with blue throat pouch; white face plumes in breeding. Breeds along Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Feeds on fish in kelp beds and rocky shores; plunge-dives and pursues fish underwater. Colonial rooster on sea cliffs.

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