Chatham Islands Shag vs Pelagic Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi comparé à Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Chatham Islands Shag Pelagic Cormorant
Nom scientifique Leucocarbo onslowi Urile pelagicus
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Critically Endangered Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 50,9 cm (20.0 in)
Poids 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 1767,3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Chatham Islands Shag only

Aucun(e)

Pelagic Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pelagic 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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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