Guanay Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Guanay Cormorant Bank Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Phalacrocorax neglectus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 58,6 cm (23.1 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
الوزن 2280,5 g (80.44 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Guanay Cormorant only

بلا

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Guanay Cormorant

76 cm. Black above; white underparts; black facial skin; yellow bill. Breeds Peruvian and Chilean coast; one of the most abundant South American seabirds. Feeds on anchovy in Humboldt Current. Produces massive guano deposits; colonies of millions historically. Near Threatened; sensitive to El Niño.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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