Antarctic Shag vs Pitt Island Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis 对比 Phalacrocorax featherstoni

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属性 Antarctic Shag Pitt Island Shag
学名 Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax featherstoni
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Endangered
体长
翼展 43.7 cm (17.2 in)
体重 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 1043.75 g (36.82 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Antarctic Shag only

Pitt Island Shag only

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Endangered

Pitt 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.

Pitt Island Shag

63 cm. Dark grey-brown; orange facial skin. Endemic to Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; fewer than 300 birds known. Feeds on inshore fish in cold coastal waters. Very restricted range on a single isolated island group.

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