Bounty Islands Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo ranfurlyi verglichen mit Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bounty Islands Shag Bank Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo ranfurlyi Phalacrocorax neglectus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Gewicht 2475,0 g (87.30 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bounty Islands Shag only

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Bank Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Bounty Islands Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Bounty Islands Shag

60–65 cm. Black and white pied shag; orange facial caruncles; pink feet. Endemic to Bounty Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population fewer than 600 birds on remote barren islets. Feeds on fish in cold surrounding waters; does not disperse far from breeding islands.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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