Auckland Islands Shag vs Japanese Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi 对比 Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Auckland Islands Shag Japanese Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo colensoi Phalacrocorax capillatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 54.7 cm (21.5 in) 62.9 cm (24.8 in)
体重 2000.0 g (70.55 oz) 2837.5 g (100.09 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Auckland Islands Shag only

Japanese Cormorant only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Japanese 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.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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