Guanay Cormorant vs Rough-faced Shag

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum comparado con Leucocarbo carunculatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Guanay Cormorant Rough-faced Shag
Nombre científico Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Leucocarbo carunculatus
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 58,6 cm (23.1 in) 57,6 cm (22.7 in)
Peso 2280,5 g (80.44 oz) 2577,5 g (90.92 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Guanay Cormorant only

Ninguno

Rough-faced Shag only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

About These Birds

Guanay Cormorant

76 cm. Black above; white underparts; black facial skin; yellow bill. Breeds Peruvian and Chilean coast; one of the most abundant South American seabirds. Feeds on anchovy in Humboldt Current. Produces massive guano deposits; colonies of millions historically. Near Threatened; sensitive to El Niño.

Rough-faced Shag

65–70 cm. Black above; white below; prominent orange-red facial caruncles. Endemic to Cook Strait area, New Zealand. Vulnerable; small fragmented population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; distinct from other New Zealand shags.

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