Auckland Islands Shag vs Rock Shag

Leucocarbo colensoi comparado con Leucocarbo magellanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Auckland Islands Shag Rock Shag
Nombre científico Leucocarbo colensoi Leucocarbo magellanicus
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 50,1 cm (19.7 in)
Peso 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 1500,0 g (52.91 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Auckland Islands Shag only

Ninguno

Rock Shag only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Rock Shag

About These Birds

Auckland Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to Auckland Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population estimated at only a few thousand. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding cold ocean waters. Non-migratory; restricted to the island group.

Rock Shag

60–66 cm. Black above; white below; vivid red-orange caruncles at bill base in breeding. Breeds coasts and islands of southern Chile, Argentina, and Falkland Islands. Feeds on fish in cold sub-Antarctic inshore waters. Nest on cliff ledges in small colonies; resident.

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