Imperial Shag vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps 对比 Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Imperial Shag Chatham Islands Shag
学名 Leucocarbo atriceps Leucocarbo onslowi
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 59.1 cm (23.3 in) 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
体重 2294.6666666666665 g (80.94 oz) 2095.0 g (73.90 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-5 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Imperial Shag only

Chatham Islands Shag only

保护状况

Least Concern

Imperial Shag

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

About These Birds

Imperial Shag

72 cm. Black above; white below; vivid orange-yellow caruncles and blue orbital ring. Breeds circumpolar southern South America, Falklands, and Antarctic Peninsula. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold Southern Ocean inshore waters. Diverse complex of closely related southern shag species.

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.

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