Chatham Islands Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi comparado con Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chatham Islands Shag Bank Cormorant
Nombre científico Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax neglectus
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Critically Endangered Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Peso 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Chatham Islands Shag only

Ninguno

Bank Cormorant only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Endangered

Bank 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.

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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