Kerguelen Islands Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo verrucosus से तुलना Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Kerguelen Islands Shag Bank Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo verrucosus Phalacrocorax neglectus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
वजन 2500.0 g (88.18 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Kerguelen Islands Shag only

कोई नहीं

Bank Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Kerguelen Islands Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Kerguelen Islands Shag

65 cm. Black and white; distinctive warty orange caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Feeds on fish in cold Kerguelen Island waters; colonial nester on rocky coastal cliffs. Locally common but restricted range makes it Vulnerable.

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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