Chatham Islands Shag vs Indian Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi comparé à Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Chatham Islands Shag Indian Cormorant
Nom scientifique Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Critically Endangered Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 52,6 cm (20.7 in)
Poids 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 695,0 g (24.52 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Chatham Islands Shag only

Aucun(e)

Indian Cormorant only

Statut de conservation

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Indian Cormorant

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.

Indian Cormorant

63 cm. Black above; white underparts; white ear tufts in breeding; long white filoplumes on neck. Resident across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Near Threatened; declining due to wetland loss. Feeds on small fish; colonial breeder in trees.

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