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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