Kormoran vs Long-tailed Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo verglichen mit Microcarbo africanus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kormoran Long-tailed Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phalacrocorax carbo Microcarbo africanus
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) 39,8 cm (15.7 in)
Gewicht 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 557,5 g (19.67 oz)
Ernährung Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … --
Gelegegröße 1-7 2-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kormoran 90,0 cm
Long-tailed Cormorant
Flügelspannweite
Kormoran 145,0 cm
Long-tailed Cormorant 39,8 cm
Gewicht
Kormoran 2600,0 g
Long-tailed Cormorant 557,5 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Long-tailed 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.

Long-tailed 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.

Long-tailed Cormorant

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kormoran

Least Concern

Long-tailed 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

Long-tailed 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.

Long-tailed Cormorant

50–55 cm. Slim; brown-black with long tail; orange facial skin. Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar in freshwater habitats. Feeds on small fish and amphibians. Gregarious; roosts communally in large trees. One of Africa's commonest freshwater birds.

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