Antarctic Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis ile kıyaslandığında Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Antarctic Shag Cape Cormorant
Bilimsel Ad Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax capensis
Takım Suliformes Suliformes
Familya Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
Ağırlık 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1223,75 g (43.17 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Antarctic Shag only

Hiçbiri

Cape Cormorant only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Endangered

Cape Cormorant

About These Birds

Antarctic Shag

63–72 cm. Black above; white below; caruncles reduced compared to related shags. Breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands. Feeds on fish in cold Antarctic coastal waters. One of the southernmost-breeding cormorants; largely sedentary around breeding colonies.

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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