Heard Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo nivalis से तुलना Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Heard Shag Bank Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo nivalis Phalacrocorax neglectus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
वजन 2931.0 g (103.39 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Heard Shag only

Bank Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Heard Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Heard Shag

63 cm. Black above; white below; orange caruncles. Endemic to Heard Island and McDonald Islands, remote Australian sub-Antarctic territory. Vulnerable; population of only a few thousand in a very restricted range. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold surrounding ocean.

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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