Antarctic Shag vs Pelagic Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis 比較対象 Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antarctic Shag Pelagic Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Urile pelagicus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 50.9 cm (20.0 in)
体重 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 1767.3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Antarctic Shag only

None

Pelagic Cormorant only

None

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Pelagic 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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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