Rough-faced Shag vs Macquarie Shag

Leucocarbo carunculatus в сравнении с Leucocarbo purpurascens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Rough-faced Shag Macquarie Shag
Научное название Leucocarbo carunculatus Leucocarbo purpurascens
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Not Evaluated
Длина
Размах крыльев 57,6 cm (22.7 in)
Масса 2577,5 g (90.92 oz) 2788,3333333333335 g (98.36 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Rough-faced Shag only

Нет

Macquarie Shag only

Нет

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Not Evaluated

Macquarie Shag

About These Birds

Rough-faced Shag

65–70 cm. Black above; white below; prominent orange-red facial caruncles. Endemic to Cook Strait area, New Zealand. Vulnerable; small fragmented population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; distinct from other New Zealand shags.

Macquarie Shag

63–75 cm. Black with purple-green gloss; white underparts; orange-yellow caruncles. Endemic to Macquarie Island (Australian subantarctic). Vulnerable; total population only a few thousand birds. Feeds on fish in cold sub-Antarctic waters; nests colonially on coastal cliffs.

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