Rough-faced Shag vs Spectacled Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus comparé à Urile perspicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Rough-faced Shag Spectacled Cormorant
Nom scientifique Leucocarbo carunculatus Urile perspicillatus
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 57,6 cm (22.7 in)
Poids 2577,5 g (90.92 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Rough-faced Shag only

Aucun(e)

Spectacled Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Extinct

Spectacled Cormorant

About These Birds

Rough-faced Shag

65–70 cm. Black above; white below; prominent orange-red facial caruncles. Endemic to Cook Strait area, New Zealand. Vulnerable; small fragmented population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; distinct from other New Zealand shags.

Spectacled Cormorant

Extinct; last recorded in 1850 on Bering Island. Very large; dark green-black with white spectacle marks. Flightless or near-flightless. Endemic to Bering Sea islands; exterminated within decades of discovery by Russian fur traders hunting for food. One of the few recently extinct cormorants.

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