Antarctic Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis в сравнении с Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Antarctic Shag Cape Cormorant
Научное название Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax capensis
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
Масса 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1223,75 g (43.17 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Antarctic Shag only

Нет

Cape Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Endangered

Cape Cormorant

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.

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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