Bank Cormorant vs Red-faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus مقارنةً بـ Urile urile

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bank Cormorant Red-faced Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile urile
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 54,1 cm (21.3 in)
الوزن 1930,0 g (68.08 oz) 2013,0 g (71.01 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bank Cormorant only

بلا

Red-faced Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Red-faced 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.

Red-faced Cormorant

71–89 cm. Dark with vivid red facial skin; blue eyes; glossy green sheen. Breeds Aleutian and western Alaskan islands and NE Asia coasts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters. Near Threatened; populations affected by oil pollution and entanglement in gillnets.

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