Auckland Islands Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi в сравнении с Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Auckland Islands Shag Pygmy Cormorant
Научное название Leucocarbo colensoi Microcarbo pygmaeus
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Масса 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Auckland Islands Shag only

Нет

Pygmy Cormorant only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Auckland Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to Auckland Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population estimated at only a few thousand. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding cold ocean waters. Non-migratory; restricted to the island group.

Pygmy Cormorant

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

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