Pygmy Cormorant vs Pelagic Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus مقارنةً بـ Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pygmy Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant
الاسم العلمي Microcarbo pygmaeus Urile pelagicus
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 50,9 cm (20.0 in)
الوزن 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1767,3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-8 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pygmy Cormorant only

Pelagic Cormorant only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Pelagic Cormorant

About These Birds

Pygmy Cormorant

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

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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