Black-faced Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscescens مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-faced Cormorant Bank Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Phalacrocorax fuscescens Phalacrocorax neglectus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 52,8 cm (20.8 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
الوزن 1515,0 g (53.44 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-faced Cormorant only

بلا

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-faced Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Black-faced Cormorant

61 cm. Dark sooty-black throughout; bare black facial skin. Endemic to southern Australian coasts from the Great Australian Bight to Victoria and Tasmania. Feeds on fish in coastal and estuarine habitats. Colonial nester on rocky coastal islands; often associated with seagrass beds.

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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