Auckland Islands Shag vs Socotra Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi comparado con Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Auckland Islands Shag Socotra Cormorant
Nombre científico Leucocarbo colensoi Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 56,6 cm (22.3 in)
Peso 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 1560,0 g (55.03 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Auckland Islands Shag only

Ninguno

Socotra Cormorant only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Vulnerable

Socotra 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.

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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