Antarctic Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis verglichen mit Microcarbo pygmaeus

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Merkmal Antarctic Shag Pygmy Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Microcarbo pygmaeus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Gewicht 2780,0 g (98.06 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Antarctic Shag only

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Pygmy Cormorant only

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Antarctic Shag

63–72 cm. Black above; white below; caruncles reduced compared to related shags. Breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands. Feeds on fish in cold Antarctic coastal waters. One of the southernmost-breeding cormorants; largely sedentary around breeding colonies.

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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