Chatham Islands Shag vs Red-faced Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi comparé à Urile urile

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Chatham Islands Shag Red-faced Cormorant
Nom scientifique Leucocarbo onslowi Urile urile
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Critically Endangered Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 54,1 cm (21.3 in)
Poids 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 2013,0 g (71.01 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Chatham Islands Shag only

Aucun(e)

Red-faced Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Red-faced 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.

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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