Chatham Islands Shag vs Crowned Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi 对比 Microcarbo coronatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chatham Islands Shag Crowned Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo onslowi Microcarbo coronatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 51.8 cm (20.4 in) 41.2 cm (16.2 in)
体重 2095.0 g (73.90 oz) 768.0 g (27.09 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Chatham Islands Shag only

Crowned Cormorant only

保护状况

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Crowned Cormorant

About These Birds

Chatham Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange-red caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Critically Endangered; total population fewer than 1,000 birds. Restricted to a few Chatham Islands colonies; feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding coastal waters.

Crowned Cormorant

50–57 cm. Dark brown with white facial spots in breeding plumage; orange-red facial skin. Endemic to coastal southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa). Near Threatened; restricted range on rocky shores and inshore waters. Feeds on fish; colonial nester on rocky islands and sea stacks.

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