Auckland Islands Shag vs Spectacled Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi dibandingkan dengan Urile perspicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Auckland Islands Shag Spectacled Cormorant
Nama Ilmiah Leucocarbo colensoi Urile perspicillatus
Ordo Suliformes Suliformes
Famili Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Status Konservasi Vulnerable Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 54,7 cm (21.5 in)
Berat 2000,0 g (70.55 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Auckland Islands Shag only

None

Spectacled Cormorant only

None

Status Konservasi

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Extinct

Spectacled Cormorant

About These Birds

Auckland Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to Auckland Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population estimated at only a few thousand. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding cold ocean waters. Non-migratory; restricted to the island group.

Spectacled Cormorant

Extinct; last recorded in 1850 on Bering Island. Very large; dark green-black with white spectacle marks. Flightless or near-flightless. Endemic to Bering Sea islands; exterminated within decades of discovery by Russian fur traders hunting for food. One of the few recently extinct cormorants.

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