Guanay Cormorant vs Antarctic Shag

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum so với Leucocarbo bransfieldensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Guanay Cormorant Antarctic Shag
Tên Khoa Học Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Leucocarbo bransfieldensis
Bộ Suliformes Suliformes
Họ Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 58,6 cm (23.1 in)
Khối Lượng 2280,5 g (80.44 oz) 2780,0 g (98.06 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Guanay Cormorant only

Không

Antarctic Shag only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

About These Birds

Guanay Cormorant

76 cm. Black above; white underparts; black facial skin; yellow bill. Breeds Peruvian and Chilean coast; one of the most abundant South American seabirds. Feeds on anchovy in Humboldt Current. Produces massive guano deposits; colonies of millions historically. Near Threatened; sensitive to El Niño.

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.

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