Chatham Islands Shag vs Pelagic Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi comparado com Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chatham Islands Shag Pelagic Cormorant
Nome científico Leucocarbo onslowi Urile pelagicus
Ordem Suliformes Suliformes
Família Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservação Critically Endangered Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 50,9 cm (20.0 in)
Peso 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 1767,3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Chatham Islands Shag only

Nenhum

Pelagic Cormorant only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pelagic 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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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