Chatham Islands Shag vs Spectacled Cormorant

Leucocarbo onslowi 对比 Urile perspicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chatham Islands Shag Spectacled Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo onslowi Urile perspicillatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Critically Endangered Extinct
体长
翼展 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
体重 2095.0 g (73.90 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Chatham Islands Shag only

Spectacled Cormorant only

保护状况

Critically Endangered

Chatham Islands Shag

Extinct

Spectacled 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.

Spectacled Cormorant

Extinct; last recorded in 1850 on Bering Island. Very large; dark green-black with white spectacle marks. Flightless or near-flightless. Endemic to Bering Sea islands; exterminated within decades of discovery by Russian fur traders hunting for food. One of the few recently extinct cormorants.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family