Kormoran vs Stockente

Phalacrocorax carbo verglichen mit Anas platyrhynchos

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kormoran Stockente
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phalacrocorax carbo Anas platyrhynchos
Ordnung Suliformes Anseriformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Anatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 90,0 cm (35.4 in) 58,0 cm (22.8 in)
Flügelspannweite 145,0 cm (57.1 in) 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Gewicht 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 1100,0 g (38.80 oz)
Ernährung Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
Gelegegröße 1-7 4-18
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kormoran 90,0 cm
Stockente 58,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Kormoran 145,0 cm
Stockente 90,0 cm
Gewicht
Kormoran 2600,0 g
Stockente 1100,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Kormoran only

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Stockente only

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Kormoran

Coasts, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Nests in colonies in trees, on cliffs, or on the ground.

Stockente

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

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Song & Call Comparison

Kormoran

Gesang

Deep, guttural grunts and 'karrr' calls at colonies. Bill-clicking and hissing in threat displays. Silent at sea. Colonial noise can be deafening during the breeding season.

Stockente

Gesang

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kormoran

Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.

Stockente

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kormoran

Least Concern

Stockente

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How to Tell Them Apart

Kormoran

Gefieder

All black with a bronze-green gloss. White throat patch and white thigh patches in breeding season. Yellow-orange face patch around the bill base.

Schnabel

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

Stockente

Gefieder

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

Schnabel

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

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About These Birds

Kormoran

Der Kormoran ist einer der am weitesten verbreiteten Seevögel der Welt. Anders als die meisten Wasservögel besitzt der Kormoran kein vollständig wasserabweisendes Gefieder, was zu seiner typischen Haltung mit ausgebreiteten Flügeln zum Trocknen führt. In Asien setzen Fischer Kormorane seit über tausend Jahren zum Fischfang ein.

Stockente

Die Stockente ist die Stammform der meisten Hausentenrassen und die häufigste und am weitesten verbreitete Schwimmente der Welt. Erpel zeigen aufwendige Balzrituale, darunter Kopfnicken und pfeifend-grunzende Rufe. Stockenten sind äußerst anpassungsfähig und gedeihen sowohl in der Wildnis als auch in städtischen Lebensräumen.

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