Antarctic Shag vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis से तुलना Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Antarctic Shag Chatham Islands Shag
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Leucocarbo onslowi
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
वजन 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 2095.0 g (73.90 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Antarctic Shag only

कोई नहीं

Chatham Islands Shag only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

About These Birds

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.

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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