Bounty Islands Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo ranfurlyi comparé à Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bounty Islands Shag Pygmy Cormorant
Nom scientifique Leucocarbo ranfurlyi Microcarbo pygmaeus
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Poids 2475,0 g (87.30 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Bounty Islands Shag only

Aucun(e)

Pygmy Cormorant only

Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Bounty Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Bounty Islands Shag

60–65 cm. Black and white pied shag; orange facial caruncles; pink feet. Endemic to Bounty Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population fewer than 600 birds on remote barren islets. Feeds on fish in cold surrounding waters; does not disperse far from breeding islands.

Pygmy Cormorant

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

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