Chatham Islands Shag vs Pelagic Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi 对比 Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chatham Islands Shag Pelagic Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo onslowi Urile pelagicus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 51.8 cm (20.4 in) 50.9 cm (20.0 in)
体重 2095.0 g (73.90 oz) 1767.3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Chatham Islands Shag only

Pelagic Cormorant only

保护状况

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pelagic 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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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