Auckland Islands Shag vs Black-faced Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi comparé à Phalacrocorax fuscescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Auckland Islands Shag Black-faced Cormorant
Nom scientifique Leucocarbo colensoi Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 52,8 cm (20.8 in)
Poids 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 1515,0 g (53.44 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Auckland Islands Shag only

Aucun(e)

Black-faced Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Black-faced 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.

Black-faced Cormorant

61 cm. Dark sooty-black throughout; bare black facial skin. Endemic to southern Australian coasts from the Great Australian Bight to Victoria and Tasmania. Feeds on fish in coastal and estuarine habitats. Colonial nester on rocky coastal islands; often associated with seagrass beds.

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