Chatham Islands Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi в сравнении с Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Chatham Islands Shag Cape Cormorant
Научное название Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax capensis
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Critically Endangered Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 51,8 cm (20.4 in) 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
Масса 2095,0 g (73.90 oz) 1223,75 g (43.17 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Chatham Islands Shag only

Нет

Cape Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Endangered

Cape 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.

Cape Cormorant

63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.

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