Auckland Islands Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi comparado com Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Auckland Islands Shag Cape Cormorant
Nome científico Leucocarbo colensoi Phalacrocorax capensis
Ordem Suliformes Suliformes
Família Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
Peso 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 1223,75 g (43.17 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Auckland Islands Shag only

Nenhum

Cape Cormorant only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Endangered

Cape Cormorant

About These Birds

Auckland Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to Auckland Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population estimated at only a few thousand. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding cold ocean waters. Non-migratory; restricted to the island group.

Cape Cormorant

63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.

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