Guanay Cormorant vs Antarctic Shag

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum से तुलना Leucocarbo bransfieldensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Guanay Cormorant Antarctic Shag
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Leucocarbo bransfieldensis
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Not Evaluated
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 58.6 cm (23.1 in)
वजन 2280.5 g (80.44 oz) 2780.0 g (98.06 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Guanay Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

Antarctic Shag only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

About These Birds

Guanay Cormorant

76 cm. Black above; white underparts; black facial skin; yellow bill. Breeds Peruvian and Chilean coast; one of the most abundant South American seabirds. Feeds on anchovy in Humboldt Current. Produces massive guano deposits; colonies of millions historically. Near Threatened; sensitive to El Niño.

Antarctic Shag

63–72 cm. Black above; white below; caruncles reduced compared to related shags. Breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands. Feeds on fish in cold Antarctic coastal waters. One of the southernmost-breeding cormorants; largely sedentary around breeding colonies.

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