Auckland Islands Shag vs Little Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi 对比 Microcarbo niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Auckland Islands Shag Little Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo colensoi Microcarbo niger
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 54.7 cm (21.5 in) 39.3 cm (15.5 in)
体重 2000.0 g (70.55 oz) 442.5 g (15.61 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Auckland Islands Shag only

Little Cormorant only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Little Cormorant

About These Birds

Auckland Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to Auckland Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population estimated at only a few thousand. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding cold ocean waters. Non-migratory; restricted to the island group.

Little Cormorant

50–55 cm. Small; all dark glossy black; orange facial skin; short crest in breeding. Widespread across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Feeds on small fish. Commonly seen perched with wings outstretched drying plumage.

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