Rock Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo magellanicus verglichen mit Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rock Shag Pygmy Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucocarbo magellanicus Microcarbo pygmaeus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 50,1 cm (19.7 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Gewicht 1500,0 g (52.91 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-4 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Rock Shag only

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Pygmy Cormorant only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Rock Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Rock Shag

60–66 cm. Black above; white below; vivid red-orange caruncles at bill base in breeding. Breeds coasts and islands of southern Chile, Argentina, and Falkland Islands. Feeds on fish in cold sub-Antarctic inshore waters. Nest on cliff ledges in small colonies; resident.

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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