Chatham Islands Shag vs Japanese Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi 对比 Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chatham Islands Shag Japanese Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo onslowi Phalacrocorax capillatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 51.8 cm (20.4 in) 62.9 cm (24.8 in)
体重 2095.0 g (73.90 oz) 2837.5 g (100.09 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Chatham Islands Shag only

Japanese Cormorant only

保护状况

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Japanese 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.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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