Rough-faced Shag vs Pelagic Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus в сравнении с Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Rough-faced Shag Pelagic Cormorant
Научное название Leucocarbo carunculatus Urile pelagicus
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 50,9 cm (20.0 in)
Масса 2577,5 g (90.92 oz) 1767,3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Rough-faced Shag only

Нет

Pelagic Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Least Concern

Pelagic Cormorant

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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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