Crozet Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo melanogenis comparado con Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Crozet Shag Bank Cormorant
Nombre científico Leucocarbo melanogenis Phalacrocorax neglectus
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Peso 2166,6666666666665 g (76.43 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Crozet Shag only

Ninguno

Bank Cormorant only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Crozet Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Crozet Shag

63 cm. Black above; white below; orange-yellow caruncles; blue eye-ring. Endemic to Crozet Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Vulnerable with small total population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold Crozet Island waters. Colonial nester on coastal cliffs.

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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