Auckland Islands Shag vs Great Pied Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi comparado con Phalacrocorax varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Auckland Islands Shag Great Pied Cormorant
Nombre científico Leucocarbo colensoi Phalacrocorax varius
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
Peso 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 1868,1666666666667 g (65.90 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Auckland Islands Shag only

Ninguno

Great Pied Cormorant only

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Great Pied 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.

Great Pied Cormorant

75–85 cm. Black above with white face and underparts; yellow bill. Resident in Australia and New Zealand in coastal and inland freshwater habitats. The largest Australasian cormorant; often called Pied Cormorant. Feeds on fish; highly adaptable to freshwater and marine environments.

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