Pygmy Cormorant vs Indian Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pygmy Cormorant Indian Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 52,6 cm (20.7 in)
الوزن 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 695,0 g (24.52 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-8 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pygmy Cormorant only

بلا

Indian Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Indian Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Indian Cormorant

63 cm. Black above; white underparts; white ear tufts in breeding; long white filoplumes on neck. Resident across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Near Threatened; declining due to wetland loss. Feeds on small fish; colonial breeder in trees.

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