Antarctic Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis से तुलना Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Antarctic Shag Cape Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax capensis
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 50.6 cm (19.9 in)
वजन 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 1223.75 g (43.17 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Antarctic Shag only

कोई नहीं

Cape Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Endangered

Cape 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.

Cape Cormorant

63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.

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