Auckland Islands Shag vs Little Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi comparado con Microcarbo niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Auckland Islands Shag Little Cormorant
Nombre científico Leucocarbo colensoi Microcarbo niger
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Peso 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 442,5 g (15.61 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Auckland Islands Shag only

Ninguno

Little Cormorant only

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Little Cormorant

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.

Little Cormorant

50–55 cm. Small; all dark glossy black; orange facial skin; short crest in breeding. Widespread across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Feeds on small fish. Commonly seen perched with wings outstretched drying plumage.

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