South Georgia Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo georgianus से तुलना Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता South Georgia Shag Bank Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo georgianus Phalacrocorax neglectus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
वजन 2678.0 g (94.46 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

South Georgia Shag only

कोई नहीं

Bank Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

South Georgia Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

South Georgia Shag

62 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to South Georgia and surrounding subantarctic islands. Feeds on fish in cold, productive South Georgia waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; closely related to Imperial Shag complex. Resident; does not migrate far from islands.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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