Kormoran vs Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo verglichen mit Phalacrocorax varius

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kormoran Great Pied Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phalacrocorax carbo Phalacrocorax varius
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) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
Gewicht 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 1868,1666666666667 g (65.90 oz)
Ernährung Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … --
Gelegegröße 1-7 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kormoran 90,0 cm
Great Pied Cormorant
Flügelspannweite
Kormoran 145,0 cm
Great Pied Cormorant 59,1 cm
Gewicht
Kormoran 2600,0 g
Great Pied Cormorant 1868,1666666666667 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Kormoran only

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Great 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.

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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.

Great Pied Cormorant

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kormoran

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

Great Pied Cormorant

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kormoran

Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

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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

Great Pied Cormorant

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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.

Great Pied Cormorant

75–85 cm. Black above with white face and underparts; yellow bill. Resident in Australia and New Zealand in coastal and inland freshwater habitats. The largest Australasian cormorant; often called Pied Cormorant. Feeds on fish; highly adaptable to freshwater and marine environments.

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