Great Cormorant vs Japanese White-eye
Phalacrocorax carbo مقارنةً بـ Zosterops japonicus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| السمة | Great Cormorant | Japanese White-eye |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Phalacrocorax carbo | Zosterops japonicus |
| الرتبة | Suliformes | Passeriformes |
| الفصيلة | Phalacrocoracidae | Zosteropidae |
| حالة الحفاظ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| الطول | 90,0 cm (35.4 in) | 11,5 cm (4.5 in) |
| طول الجناح | 145,0 cm (57.1 in) | 17,0 cm (6.7 in) |
| الوزن | 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) | 11,0 g (0.39 oz) |
| النظام الغذائي | Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … | Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator … |
| عدد البيض في الوضع | 1-7 | 2-6 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Great Cormorant
Coasts, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Nests in colonies in trees, on cliffs, or on the ground.
Japanese White-eye
Broadleaf evergreen forests, gardens, parks, and suburban areas. Highly adaptable and common in East Asian gardens.
Song & Call Comparison
Great Cormorant
Deep, guttural grunts and 'karrr' calls at colonies. Bill-clicking and hissing in threat displays. Silent at sea. Colonial noise can be deafening during the breeding season.
Japanese White-eye
Sweet, high-pitched 'tsee-tsee-tsee' whistle and soft melodic warbling. Flocks produce a continuous tinkling chorus. Alarm is a sharper 'tset'. Song is gentle and rhythmic.
Geographic Range & Migration
Great Cormorant
Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.
Japanese White-eye
East Asia including Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
حالة الحفاظ
Great Cormorant
Japanese White-eye
How to Tell Them Apart
Great Cormorant
All black with a bronze-green gloss. White throat patch and white thigh patches in breeding season. Yellow-orange face patch around the bill base.
Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape
Japanese White-eye
Olive-green upperparts with a bright white eye-ring. Yellow throat and undertail coverts. Greyish-white belly.
Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill
About These Birds
Great Cormorant
The great cormorant is one of the most widespread seabirds in the world. Unlike most waterbirds, cormorants lack fully waterproof plumage, leading to the iconic pose of standing with wings spread open to dry. In Asia, cormorants have been used by fishermen to catch fish for over a thousand years.
Japanese White-eye
The Japanese white-eye is a familiar garden bird across East Asia, beloved in Japan where it is called mejiro. These sociable birds form flocks outside the breeding season and are important pollinators of plum and cherry blossoms. Unfortunately, introduced populations in Hawaii have become invasive, competing with native honeycreepers.