Chatham Islands Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi comparado com Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chatham Islands Shag Pygmy Cormorant
Nome científico Leucocarbo onslowi Microcarbo pygmaeus
Ordem Suliformes Suliformes
Família Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservação Critically Endangered Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Peso 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Chatham Islands Shag only

Nenhum

Pygmy Cormorant only

Estado de conservação

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

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.

Pygmy Cormorant

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

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