Auckland Islands Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi comparé à Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Auckland Islands Shag Pygmy Cormorant
Nom scientifique Leucocarbo colensoi Microcarbo pygmaeus
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Poids 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Auckland Islands Shag only

Aucun(e)

Pygmy Cormorant only

Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Auckland Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to Auckland Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population estimated at only a few thousand. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding cold ocean waters. Non-migratory; restricted to the island group.

Pygmy Cormorant

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

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