Antarctic Shag vs Pelagic Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis से तुलना Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Antarctic Shag Pelagic Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Urile pelagicus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 50.9 cm (20.0 in)
वजन 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 1767.3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Antarctic Shag only

कोई नहीं

Pelagic Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Pelagic 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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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