Pygmy Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pygmy Cormorant Bank Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax neglectus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
الوزن 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-8 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pygmy Cormorant only

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Endangered

Bank 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.

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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