Rough-faced Shag vs Neotropical Cormorant

Leucocarbo carunculatus 对比 Nannopterum brasilianum

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rough-faced Shag Neotropical Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo carunculatus Nannopterum brasilianum
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 57.6 cm (22.7 in)
体重 2577.5 g (90.92 oz) 1452.5 g (51.24 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-3 1-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Rough-faced Shag only

Neotropical Cormorant only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Rough-faced Shag

Least Concern

Neotropical Cormorant

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.

Neotropical Cormorant

58–73 cm. Dark brown-black; olive-yellow bare facial skin; small crest in breeding. Most widely distributed New World cormorant; resident from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego in freshwater and coastal habitats. Feeds on fish by diving; colonial nester in trees near water.

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