Chatham Islands Shag vs Japanese Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Japanese Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax capillatus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 62,9 cm (24.8 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 2837,5 g (100.09 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Japanese Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Japanese 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.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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