Heard Shag vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo nivalis comparado con Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Heard Shag Chatham Islands Shag
Nombre científico Leucocarbo nivalis Leucocarbo onslowi
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 51,8 cm (20.4 in)
Peso 2931,0 g (103.39 oz) 2095,0 g (73.90 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Heard Shag only

Chatham Islands Shag only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Heard Shag

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

About These Birds

Heard Shag

63 cm. Black above; white below; orange caruncles. Endemic to Heard Island and McDonald Islands, remote Australian sub-Antarctic territory. Vulnerable; population of only a few thousand in a very restricted range. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold surrounding ocean.

Chatham Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange-red caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; total population fewer than 1,000 birds. Restricted to a few Chatham Islands colonies; feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding coastal waters.

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