Guanay Cormorant vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum से तुलना Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Guanay Cormorant Chatham Islands Shag
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Leucocarbo onslowi
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 58.6 cm (23.1 in) 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
वजन 2280.5 g (80.44 oz) 2095.0 g (73.90 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Guanay Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

Chatham Islands Shag only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands 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.

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.

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