Chatham Islands Shag vs Double-crested Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi в сравнении с Nannopterum auritum

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Chatham Islands Shag Double-crested Cormorant
Научное название Leucocarbo onslowi Nannopterum auritum
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Critically Endangered Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 51,8 cm (20.4 in)
Масса 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 1936,0 g (68.29 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Chatham Islands Shag only

Нет

Double-crested Cormorant only

Охранный статус

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Double-crested Cormorant

About These Birds

Chatham Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange-red caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; total population fewer than 1,000 birds. Restricted to a few Chatham Islands colonies; feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding coastal waters.

Double-crested Cormorant

70–90 cm, wingspan 114–123 cm. Dark with two small orange ear tufts in breeding; orange-yellow facial skin. Widespread across North America and Central America. Highly adaptable; colonial nester. Controversial where it competes with commercial fisheries; feeds almost exclusively on fish.

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