Kerguelen Islands Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo verrucosus в сравнении с Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Kerguelen Islands Shag Bank Cormorant
Научное название Leucocarbo verrucosus Phalacrocorax neglectus
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Масса 2500,0 g (88.18 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Kerguelen Islands Shag only

Нет

Bank Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Kerguelen Islands Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Kerguelen Islands Shag

65 cm. Black and white; distinctive warty orange caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Feeds on fish in cold Kerguelen Island waters; colonial nester on rocky coastal cliffs. Locally common but restricted range makes it Vulnerable.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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