Antarctic Shag vs Stewart Island Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis 对比 Leucocarbo chalconotus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antarctic Shag Stewart Island Shag
学名 Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Leucocarbo chalconotus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Vulnerable
体长
翼展 56.7 cm (22.3 in)
体重 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 2368.75 g (83.56 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Antarctic Shag only

Stewart Island Shag only

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Vulnerable

Stewart Island Shag

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.

Stewart Island Shag

68 cm. Black and white pied shag; dark forms also occur; orange caruncles. Endemic to Stewart Island and southern South Island coast, New Zealand. Vulnerable; feeds on fish in cold coastal waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; closely related to other New Zealand endemic shags.

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