Kormoran vs Little Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo verglichen mit Microcarbo melanoleucos

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kormoran Little Pied Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phalacrocorax carbo Microcarbo melanoleucos
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Flügelspannweite 145,0 cm (57.1 in) 43,8 cm (17.2 in)
Gewicht 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 743,5 g (26.23 oz)
Ernährung Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … --
Gelegegröße 1-7 3-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Kormoran 90,0 cm
Little Pied Cormorant
Flügelspannweite
Kormoran 145,0 cm
Little Pied Cormorant 43,8 cm
Gewicht
Kormoran 2600,0 g
Little Pied Cormorant 743,5 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Kormoran only

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Little Pied Cormorant only

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Kormoran

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

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.

Little Pied Cormorant

Geographic Range & Migration

Kormoran

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

Little Pied Cormorant

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kormoran

Least Concern

Little Pied Cormorant

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

Little Pied Cormorant

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.

Little Pied Cormorant

55–65 cm. White-faced with black cap; white underparts; dark back. Widespread in Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific islands in coastal and freshwater habitats. Feeds on small fish and invertebrates. Colonial breeder in trees or cliffs near water.

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