Rough-faced Shag vs Brandt's Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus 比較対象 Urile penicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rough-faced Shag Brandt's Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo carunculatus Urile penicillatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 57.6 cm (22.7 in) 56.1 cm (22.1 in)
体重 2577.5 g (90.92 oz) 2280.1666666666665 g (80.43 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Rough-faced Shag only

None

Brandt's Cormorant only

None

保全状況

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Least Concern

Brandt's Cormorant

About These Birds

Rough-faced Shag

65–70 cm. Black above; white below; prominent orange-red facial caruncles. Endemic to Cook Strait area, New Zealand. Vulnerable; small fragmented population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; distinct from other New Zealand shags.

Brandt's Cormorant

84–89 cm. Large; glossy dark green with blue throat pouch; white face plumes in breeding. Breeds along Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Feeds on fish in kelp beds and rocky shores; plunge-dives and pursues fish underwater. Colonial rooster on sea cliffs.

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