Chatham Islands Shag vs Long-tailed Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Microcarbo africanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Long-tailed Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Microcarbo africanus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 39,8 cm (15.7 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 557,5 g (19.67 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 2-6
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Long-tailed Cormorant only

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Long-tailed 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.

Long-tailed Cormorant

50–55 cm. Slim; brown-black with long tail; orange facial skin. Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar in freshwater habitats. Feeds on small fish and amphibians. Gregarious; roosts communally in large trees. One of Africa's commonest freshwater birds.

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