Imperial Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo atriceps verglichen mit Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Imperial Shag Pygmy Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo atriceps Microcarbo pygmaeus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 59,1 cm (23.3 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Gewicht 2294,6666666666665 g (80.94 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Imperial Shag only

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Pygmy Cormorant only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Imperial Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Imperial Shag

72 cm. Black above; white below; vivid orange-yellow caruncles and blue orbital ring. Breeds circumpolar southern South America, Falklands, and Antarctic Peninsula. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold Southern Ocean inshore waters. Diverse complex of closely related southern shag species.

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.

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