Chatham Islands Shag vs Little Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi 对比 Microcarbo niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chatham Islands Shag Little Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo onslowi Microcarbo niger
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 51.8 cm (20.4 in) 39.3 cm (15.5 in)
体重 2095.0 g (73.90 oz) 442.5 g (15.61 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Chatham Islands Shag only

Little Cormorant only

保护状况

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Little 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.

Little Cormorant

50–55 cm. Small; all dark glossy black; orange facial skin; short crest in breeding. Widespread across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Feeds on small fish. Commonly seen perched with wings outstretched drying plumage.

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