Antarctic Shag vs Long-tailed Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis से तुलना Microcarbo africanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Antarctic Shag Long-tailed Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Microcarbo africanus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 39.8 cm (15.7 in)
वजन 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 557.5 g (19.67 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Antarctic Shag only

कोई नहीं

Long-tailed Cormorant only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

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.

Long-tailed Cormorant

50–55 cm. Slim; brown-black with long tail; orange facial skin. Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar in freshwater habitats. Feeds on small fish and amphibians. Gregarious; roosts communally in large trees. One of Africa's commonest freshwater birds.

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