Bank Cormorant vs Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus مقارنةً بـ Phalacrocorax varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bank Cormorant Great Pied Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Phalacrocorax neglectus Phalacrocorax varius
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
الوزن 1930,0 g (68.08 oz) 1868,1666666666667 g (65.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

Great Pied Cormorant only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

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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