Pitt Island Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax featherstoni comparé à Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Pitt Island Shag Bank Cormorant
Nom scientifique Phalacrocorax featherstoni Phalacrocorax neglectus
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Endangered Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 43,7 cm (17.2 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Poids 1043,75 g (36.82 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Pitt Island Shag only

Aucun(e)

Bank Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Endangered

Pitt Island Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Pitt Island Shag

63 cm. Dark grey-brown; orange facial skin. Endemic to Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; fewer than 300 birds known. Feeds on inshore fish in cold coastal waters. Very restricted range on a single isolated island group.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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