Auckland Islands Shag vs Spectacled Cormorant
Leucocarbo colensoi comparado con Urile perspicillatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Auckland Islands Shag | Spectacled Cormorant |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Leucocarbo colensoi | Urile perspicillatus |
| Orden | Suliformes | Suliformes |
| Familia | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Estado de conservación | Vulnerable | Extinct |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 54,7 cm (21.5 in) | — |
| Peso | 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) | — |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Auckland Islands Shag only
Ninguno
Spectacled Cormorant only
Ninguno
Estado de conservación
Vulnerable
Auckland Islands Shag
Extinct
Spectacled 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.
Spectacled Cormorant
Extinct; last recorded in 1850 on Bering Island. Very large; dark green-black with white spectacle marks. Flightless or near-flightless. Endemic to Bering Sea islands; exterminated within decades of discovery by Russian fur traders hunting for food. One of the few recently extinct cormorants.