Rough-faced Shag vs Macquarie Shag

Leucocarbo carunculatus 对比 Leucocarbo purpurascens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rough-faced Shag Macquarie Shag
学名 Leucocarbo carunculatus Leucocarbo purpurascens
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 57.6 cm (22.7 in)
体重 2577.5 g (90.92 oz) 2788.3333333333335 g (98.36 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Rough-faced Shag only

Macquarie Shag only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Not Evaluated

Macquarie Shag

About These Birds

Rough-faced Shag

65–70 cm. Black above; white below; prominent orange-red facial caruncles. Endemic to Cook Strait area, New Zealand. Vulnerable; small fragmented population. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; distinct from other New Zealand shags.

Macquarie Shag

63–75 cm. Black with purple-green gloss; white underparts; orange-yellow caruncles. Endemic to Macquarie Island (Australian subantarctic). Vulnerable; total population only a few thousand birds. Feeds on fish in cold sub-Antarctic waters; nests colonially on coastal cliffs.

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