Antarctic Shag vs Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis 对比 Leucocarbo onslowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antarctic Shag Chatham Islands Shag
学名 Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Leucocarbo onslowi
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
体重 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 2095.0 g (73.90 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Antarctic Shag only

Chatham Islands Shag only

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands 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.

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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