Antarctic Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis в сравнении с Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Antarctic Shag Bank Cormorant
Научное название Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax neglectus
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Масса 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Antarctic Shag only

Нет

Bank Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Endangered

Bank 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.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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