Antarctic Shag vs Spectacled Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis в сравнении с Urile perspicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Antarctic Shag Spectacled Cormorant
Научное название Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Urile perspicillatus
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев
Масса 2780,0 g (98.06 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Antarctic Shag only

Нет

Spectacled Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Extinct

Spectacled 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.

Spectacled Cormorant

Extinct; last recorded in 1850 on Bering Island. Very large; dark green-black with white spectacle marks. Flightless or near-flightless. Endemic to Bering Sea islands; exterminated within decades of discovery by Russian fur traders hunting for food. One of the few recently extinct cormorants.

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