South Georgia Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo georgianus 对比 Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 South Georgia Shag Bank Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo georgianus Phalacrocorax neglectus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Endangered
体长
翼展 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
体重 2678.0 g (94.46 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

South Georgia Shag only

Bank Cormorant only

保护状况

Not Evaluated

South Georgia Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

South Georgia Shag

62 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to South Georgia and surrounding subantarctic islands. Feeds on fish in cold, productive South Georgia waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; closely related to Imperial Shag complex. Resident; does not migrate far from islands.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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