Chatham Islands Shag vs Kerguelen Islands Shag

Leucocarbo onslowi comparé à Leucocarbo verrucosus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Chatham Islands Shag Kerguelen Islands Shag
Nom scientifique Leucocarbo onslowi Leucocarbo verrucosus
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Critically Endangered Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
Poids 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 2500,0 g (88.18 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Chatham Islands Shag only

Aucun(e)

Kerguelen Islands Shag only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Kerguelen Islands Shag

About These Birds

Chatham Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange-red caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; total population fewer than 1,000 birds. Restricted to a few Chatham Islands colonies; feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding coastal waters.

Kerguelen Islands Shag

65 cm. Black and white; distinctive warty orange caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Feeds on fish in cold Kerguelen Island waters; colonial nester on rocky coastal cliffs. Locally common but restricted range makes it Vulnerable.

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