Bank Cormorant vs Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus مقارنةً بـ Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bank Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile pelagicus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 50,9 cm (20.0 in)
الوزن 1930,0 g (68.08 oz) 1767,3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

Pelagic Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Pelagic 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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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