Pygmy Cormorant vs Indian Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus verglichen mit Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Pygmy Cormorant Indian Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 52,6 cm (20.7 in)
Gewicht 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 695,0 g (24.52 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-8 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Indian Cormorant

About These 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.

Indian Cormorant

63 cm. Black above; white underparts; white ear tufts in breeding; long white filoplumes on neck. Resident across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Near Threatened; declining due to wetland loss. Feeds on small fish; colonial breeder in trees.

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