Rough-faced Shag vs Brandt's Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus से तुलना Urile penicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Rough-faced Shag Brandt's Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo carunculatus Urile penicillatus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 57.6 cm (22.7 in) 56.1 cm (22.1 in)
वजन 2577.5 g (90.92 oz) 2280.1666666666665 g (80.43 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Rough-faced Shag only

कोई नहीं

Brandt's Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Least Concern

Brandt's Cormorant

About These Birds

Rough-faced Shag

65–70 cm. Black above; white below; prominent orange-red facial caruncles. Endemic to Cook Strait area, New Zealand. Vulnerable; small fragmented population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; distinct from other New Zealand shags.

Brandt's Cormorant

84–89 cm. Large; glossy dark green with blue throat pouch; white face plumes in breeding. Breeds along Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Feeds on fish in kelp beds and rocky shores; plunge-dives and pursues fish underwater. Colonial rooster on sea cliffs.

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