Antarctic Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis so với Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Antarctic Shag Cape Cormorant
Tên Khoa Học Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax capensis
Bộ Suliformes Suliformes
Họ Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
Khối Lượng 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 1223,75 g (43.17 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Antarctic Shag only

Không

Cape Cormorant only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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