Rock Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo magellanicus مقارنةً بـ Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rock Shag Pygmy Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo magellanicus Microcarbo pygmaeus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 50,1 cm (19.7 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
الوزن 1500,0 g (52.91 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rock Shag only

بلا

Pygmy Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Rock Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Rock Shag

60–66 cm. Black above; white below; vivid red-orange caruncles at bill base in breeding. Breeds coasts and islands of southern Chile, Argentina, and Falkland Islands. Feeds on fish in cold sub-Antarctic inshore waters. Nest on cliff ledges in small colonies; resident.

Pygmy Cormorant

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

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