Chatham Islands Shag vs Indian Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Indian Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 52,6 cm (20.7 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 695,0 g (24.52 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 3-6
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Indian Cormorant only

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Indian 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.

Indian Cormorant

63 cm. Black above; white underparts; white ear tufts in breeding; long white filoplumes on neck. Resident across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Near Threatened; declining due to wetland loss. Feeds on small fish; colonial breeder in trees.

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