Antarctic Shag vs Socotra Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis 对比 Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antarctic Shag Socotra Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Vulnerable
体长
翼展 56.6 cm (22.3 in)
体重 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 1560.0 g (55.03 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Antarctic Shag only

Socotra Cormorant only

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Vulnerable

Socotra 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.

Socotra Cormorant

80 cm. Large; dark brown with pale yellow gape and facial skin. Breeds on islands in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Red Sea. Vulnerable; faces threats from oil spills, human disturbance, and overfishing. Feeds on fish in warm Arabian Sea; colonial nester on flat, barren islands.

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