Rock Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo magellanicus 对比 Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rock Shag Bank Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo magellanicus Phalacrocorax neglectus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 50.1 cm (19.7 in) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
体重 1500.0 g (52.91 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Rock Shag only

Bank Cormorant only

保护状况

Least Concern

Rock Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Rock Shag

60–66 cm. Black above; white below; vivid red-orange caruncles at bill base in breeding. Breeds coasts and islands of southern Chile, Argentina, and Falkland Islands. Feeds on fish in cold sub-Antarctic inshore waters. Nest on cliff ledges in small colonies; resident.

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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