Cape Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capensis مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cape Cormorant Bank Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Phalacrocorax capensis Phalacrocorax neglectus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 50,6 cm (19.9 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
الوزن 1223,75 g (43.17 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Cape Cormorant only

بلا

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Cape Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Cape Cormorant

63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.

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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