Antarctic Shag vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis 비교 대상 Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Antarctic Shag Chatham Islands Shag
학명 Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Leucocarbo onslowi
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
체장
날개 폭 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
체중 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 2095.0 g (73.90 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Antarctic Shag only

없음

Chatham Islands Shag only

없음

보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

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.

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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