Antarctic Shag vs Indian Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis в сравнении с Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Antarctic Shag Indian Cormorant
Научное название Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 52,6 cm (20.7 in)
Масса 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 695,0 g (24.52 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Antarctic Shag only

Нет

Indian Cormorant only

Охранный статус

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Indian 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.

Indian Cormorant

63 cm. Black above; white underparts; white ear tufts in breeding; long white filoplumes on neck. Resident across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Near Threatened; declining due to wetland loss. Feeds on small fish; colonial breeder in trees.

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