Kormoran vs Wilson-Paradiesvogel

Phalacrocorax carbo verglichen mit Cicinnurus respublica

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kormoran Wilson-Paradiesvogel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phalacrocorax carbo Cicinnurus respublica
Ordnung Suliformes Passeriformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Paradisaeidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge 90,0 cm (35.4 in) 16,0 cm (6.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 145,0 cm (57.1 in) 19,0 cm (7.5 in)
Gewicht 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 55,0 g (1.94 oz)
Ernährung Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
Gelegegröße 1-7 --
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kormoran 90,0 cm
Wilson-Paradiesvogel 16,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Kormoran 145,0 cm
Wilson-Paradiesvogel 19,0 cm
Gewicht
Kormoran 2600,0 g
Wilson-Paradiesvogel 55,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Kormoran only

Wilson-Paradiesvogel only

Kormoran

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

Wilson-Paradiesvogel

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

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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.

Wilson-Paradiesvogel

Gesang

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kormoran

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

Wilson-Paradiesvogel

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kormoran

Near Threatened

Wilson-Paradiesvogel

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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

Wilson-Paradiesvogel

Gefieder

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

Schnabel

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

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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.

Wilson-Paradiesvogel

Der Wilson-Paradiesvogel gehört zu den außergewöhnlichsten gefärbten Vögeln der Erde. Männchen räumen sorgfältig eine Fläche des Waldbodens als Balzplatz frei und entfernen dabei jedes Blatt und jeden Zweig. Aufgrund seines eng begrenzten Vorkommens auf wenigen Inseln war die Art der Wissenschaft bis ins späte 20. Jahrhundert kaum bekannt.

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