Antarctic Shag vs Socotra Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis से तुलना Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Antarctic Shag Socotra Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 56.6 cm (22.3 in)
वजन 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 1560.0 g (55.03 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Antarctic Shag only

कोई नहीं

Socotra Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Vulnerable

Socotra 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.

Socotra Cormorant

80 cm. Large; dark brown with pale yellow gape and facial skin. Breeds on islands in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Red Sea. Vulnerable; faces threats from oil spills, human disturbance, and overfishing. Feeds on fish in warm Arabian Sea; colonial nester on flat, barren islands.

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