Guanay Cormorant vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum 비교 대상 Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Guanay Cormorant Chatham Islands Shag
학명 Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Leucocarbo onslowi
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Critically Endangered
체장
날개 폭 58.6 cm (23.1 in) 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
체중 2280.5 g (80.44 oz) 2095.0 g (73.90 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Guanay Cormorant only

없음

Chatham Islands Shag only

없음

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

About These Birds

Guanay Cormorant

76 cm. Black above; white underparts; black facial skin; yellow bill. Breeds Peruvian and Chilean coast; one of the most abundant South American seabirds. Feeds on anchovy in Humboldt Current. Produces massive guano deposits; colonies of millions historically. Near Threatened; sensitive to El Niño.

Chatham Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange-red caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; total population fewer than 1,000 birds. Restricted to a few Chatham Islands colonies; feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding coastal waters.

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