Chatham Islands Shag vs Flightless Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi comparado con Nannopterum harrisi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chatham Islands Shag Flightless Cormorant
Nombre científico Leucocarbo onslowi Nannopterum harrisi
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Critically Endangered Vulnerable
Longitud — —
Envergadura 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 37,8 cm (14.9 in)
Peso 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 3241,6666666666665 g (114.35 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3 1-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Chatham Islands Shag only

Ninguno

Flightless Cormorant only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Vulnerable

Flightless Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Flightless Cormorant

89–100 cm. Dark brown; vestigial wings unsuited for flight; bright turquoise eyes. Endemic to Galapagos Islands (Fernandina and Isabela). Only flightless cormorant; Vulnerable with about 1,000 pairs. Feeds on fish and octopus by diving near shore; no natural land predators historically.

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