Crozet Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo melanogenis comparé à Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Crozet Shag Bank Cormorant
Nom scientifique Leucocarbo melanogenis Phalacrocorax neglectus
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Poids 2166,6666666666665 g (76.43 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Crozet Shag only

Aucun(e)

Bank Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Crozet Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Crozet Shag

63 cm. Black above; white below; orange-yellow caruncles; blue eye-ring. Endemic to Crozet Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Vulnerable with small total population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold Crozet Island waters. Colonial nester on coastal cliffs.

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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