Antarctic Shag vs Pitt Island Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis в сравнении с Phalacrocorax featherstoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Antarctic Shag Pitt Island Shag
Научное название Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax featherstoni
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 43,7 cm (17.2 in)
Масса 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1043,75 g (36.82 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Antarctic Shag only

Нет

Pitt Island Shag only

Нет

Охранный статус

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Endangered

Pitt Island 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.

Pitt Island Shag

63 cm. Dark grey-brown; orange facial skin. Endemic to Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; fewer than 300 birds known. Feeds on inshore fish in cold coastal waters. Very restricted range on a single isolated island group.

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