Long-tailed Cormorant vs Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus verglichen mit Microcarbo pygmaeus

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Merkmal Long-tailed Cormorant Pygmy Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Microcarbo africanus Microcarbo pygmaeus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 39,8 cm (15.7 in) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Gewicht 557,5 g (19.67 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-6 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

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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