Chatham Islands Shag vs Socotra Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi verglichen mit Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Shag Socotra Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 56,6 cm (22.3 in)
Gewicht 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 1560,0 g (55.03 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Shag only

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Socotra Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Vulnerable

Socotra 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.

Socotra Cormorant

80 cm. Large; dark brown with pale yellow gape and facial skin. Breeds on islands in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Red Sea. Vulnerable; faces threats from oil spills, human disturbance, and overfishing. Feeds on fish in warm Arabian Sea; colonial nester on flat, barren islands.

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