Heard Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo nivalis مقارنةً بـ Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Heard Shag Pygmy Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Leucocarbo nivalis Microcarbo pygmaeus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
الوزن 2931,0 g (103.39 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Heard Shag only

Pygmy Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Heard Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Heard Shag

63 cm. Black above; white below; orange caruncles. Endemic to Heard Island and McDonald Islands, remote Australian sub-Antarctic territory. Vulnerable; population of only a few thousand in a very restricted range. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold surrounding ocean.

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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