Rock Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo magellanicus comparado con Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rock Shag Bank Cormorant
Nombre científico Leucocarbo magellanicus Phalacrocorax neglectus
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 50,1 cm (19.7 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Peso 1500,0 g (52.91 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Rock Shag only

Ninguno

Bank Cormorant only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Rock Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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