Antarctic Shag vs Japanese Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis 比較対象 Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antarctic Shag Japanese Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax capillatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 62.9 cm (24.8 in)
体重 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 2837.5 g (100.09 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-3 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Antarctic Shag only

None

Japanese Cormorant only

None

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Japanese Cormorant

About These Birds

Antarctic Shag

63–72 cm. Black above; white below; caruncles reduced compared to related shags. Breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands. Feeds on fish in cold Antarctic coastal waters. One of the southernmost-breeding cormorants; largely sedentary around breeding colonies.

Japanese Cormorant

日本と朝鮮半島の沿岸と河川に生息するウミウで、岩礁や崖に大きなコロニーを形成する。潜水して魚を捕え、かつては漁業の鵜飼に利用されていた。

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