Antarctic Shag vs Spotted Shag

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis 对比 Phalacrocorax punctatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antarctic Shag Spotted Shag
学名 Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Phalacrocorax punctatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
体重 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 1211.6666666666667 g (42.74 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Antarctic Shag only

Spotted Shag only

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Spotted 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.

Spotted Shag

70 cm. Spotted brown and white upperparts in breeding; pale below; blue orbital ring; yellow feet. Endemic to New Zealand coast and offshore islands. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal kelp beds. Near Threatened; nests on cliff ledges.

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