Crowned Cormorant vs Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo coronatus مقارنةً بـ Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Crowned Cormorant Pygmy Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Microcarbo coronatus Microcarbo pygmaeus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
الوزن 768,0 g (27.09 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Crowned Cormorant only

بلا

Pygmy Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Crowned Cormorant

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Crowned Cormorant

50–57 cm. Dark brown with white facial spots in breeding plumage; orange-red facial skin. Endemic to coastal southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa). Near Threatened; restricted range on rocky shores and inshore waters. Feeds on fish; colonial nester on rocky islands and sea stacks.

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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