Kerguelen Islands Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo verrucosus verglichen mit Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kerguelen Islands Shag Bank Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo verrucosus Phalacrocorax neglectus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Gewicht 2500,0 g (88.18 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Kerguelen Islands Shag only

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Bank Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kerguelen Islands Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Kerguelen Islands Shag

65 cm. Black and white; distinctive warty orange caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Feeds on fish in cold Kerguelen Island waters; colonial nester on rocky coastal cliffs. Locally common but restricted range makes it Vulnerable.

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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