Antarctic Shag vs Japanese Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis से तुलना Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Antarctic Shag Japanese Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax capillatus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 62.9 cm (24.8 in)
वजन 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 2837.5 g (100.09 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Antarctic Shag only

कोई नहीं

Japanese Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Japanese 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.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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