Chatham Islands Shag vs Japanese Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi से तुलना Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Chatham Islands Shag Japanese Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax capillatus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Critically Endangered Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 51.8 cm (20.4 in) 62.9 cm (24.8 in)
वजन 2095.0 g (73.90 oz) 2837.5 g (100.09 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Chatham Islands Shag only

कोई नहीं

Japanese Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Japanese Cormorant

About These Birds

Chatham Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange-red caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; total population fewer than 1,000 birds. Restricted to a few Chatham Islands colonies; feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding coastal waters.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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