Auckland Islands Shag vs Cape Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi 对比 Phalacrocorax capensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Auckland Islands Shag Cape Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo colensoi Phalacrocorax capensis
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Endangered
体长
翼展 54.7 cm (21.5 in) 50.6 cm (19.9 in)
体重 2000.0 g (70.55 oz) 1223.75 g (43.17 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Auckland Islands Shag only

Cape Cormorant only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Endangered

Cape 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.

Cape Cormorant

63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.

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