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Leucocarbo albiventer purpurascens (Macquarie shag)

Synonyms: Carbo purpurascens; Leucocarbo purpurascens; Phalacrocorax atriceps purpurascens (homotypic); Phalacrocorax purpurascens

Wikipedia Abstract

The Macquarie shag (Phalacrocorax purpurascens ), Macquarie Island shag or Macquarie Island cormorant, is a marine cormorant native to Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean, about halfway between Australia and Antarctica.
View Wikipedia Record: Leucocarbo albiventer purpurascens

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  5.836 lbs (2.647 kg)
Female Weight [1]  5.368 lbs (2.435 kg)
Male Weight [1]  6.305 lbs (2.86 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  17.5 %
Clutch Size [1]  3
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Egg Length [1]  2.52 inches (64 mm)
Egg Width [1]  1.575 inches (40 mm)
Fledging [1]  56 days
Incubation [1]  29 days
Maximum Longevity [1]  13 years

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0