Bank Cormorant vs Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus مقارنةً بـ Urile penicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bank Cormorant Brandt's Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile penicillatus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 56,1 cm (22.1 in)
الوزن 1930,0 g (68.08 oz) 2280,1666666666665 g (80.43 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

Brandt's Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Brandt's 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.

Brandt's Cormorant

84–89 cm. Large; glossy dark green with blue throat pouch; white face plumes in breeding. Breeds along Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Feeds on fish in kelp beds and rocky shores; plunge-dives and pursues fish underwater. Colonial rooster on sea cliffs.

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