Auckland Islands Shag vs Red-faced Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi comparé à Urile urile

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Auckland Islands Shag Red-faced Cormorant
Nom scientifique Leucocarbo colensoi Urile urile
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 54,1 cm (21.3 in)
Poids 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 2013,0 g (71.01 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Auckland Islands Shag only

Aucun(e)

Red-faced Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Red-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.

Red-faced Cormorant

71–89 cm. Dark with vivid red facial skin; blue eyes; glossy green sheen. Breeds Aleutian and western Alaskan islands and NE Asia coasts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters. Near Threatened; populations affected by oil pollution and entanglement in gillnets.

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