Chatham Islands Shag vs Kerguelen Islands Shag

Leucocarbo onslowi comparado com Leucocarbo verrucosus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chatham Islands Shag Kerguelen Islands Shag
Nome científico Leucocarbo onslowi Leucocarbo verrucosus
Ordem Suliformes Suliformes
Família Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservação Critically Endangered Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
Peso 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 2500,0 g (88.18 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Chatham Islands Shag only

Nenhum

Kerguelen Islands Shag only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Kerguelen Islands Shag

About These Birds

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.

Kerguelen Islands Shag

65 cm. Black and white; distinctive warty orange caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Feeds on fish in cold Kerguelen Island waters; colonial nester on rocky coastal cliffs. Locally common but restricted range makes it Vulnerable.

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