Pygmy Cormorant vs Great Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pygmy Cormorant Great Pied Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax varius
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
الوزن 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1868,1666666666667 g (65.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-8 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pygmy Cormorant only

بلا

Great Pied Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Great Pied 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.

Great Pied Cormorant

75–85 cm. Black above with white face and underparts; yellow bill. Resident in Australia and New Zealand in coastal and inland freshwater habitats. The largest Australasian cormorant; often called Pied Cormorant. Feeds on fish; highly adaptable to freshwater and marine environments.

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