Auckland Islands Shag vs Pelagic Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi 对比 Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Auckland Islands Shag Pelagic Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo colensoi Urile pelagicus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 54.7 cm (21.5 in) 50.9 cm (20.0 in)
体重 2000.0 g (70.55 oz) 1767.3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Auckland Islands Shag only

Pelagic Cormorant only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pelagic 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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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