Bounty Islands Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo ranfurlyi comparado con Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bounty Islands Shag Bank Cormorant
Nombre científico Leucocarbo ranfurlyi Phalacrocorax neglectus
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Peso 2475,0 g (87.30 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Bounty Islands Shag only

Ninguno

Bank Cormorant only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Bounty Islands Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Bounty Islands Shag

60–65 cm. Black and white pied shag; orange facial caruncles; pink feet. Endemic to Bounty Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population fewer than 600 birds on remote barren islets. Feeds on fish in cold surrounding waters; does not disperse far from breeding islands.

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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