Antarctic Shag vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis в сравнении с Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Antarctic Shag Chatham Islands Shag
Научное название Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Leucocarbo onslowi
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 51,8 cm (20.4 in)
Масса 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 2095,0 g (73.90 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Antarctic Shag only

Нет

Chatham Islands Shag only

Нет

Охранный статус

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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