Pygmy Cormorant vs Red-faced Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus verglichen mit Urile urile

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Pygmy Cormorant Red-faced Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Microcarbo pygmaeus Urile urile
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 54,1 cm (21.3 in)
Gewicht 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 2013,0 g (71.01 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-8 3-7
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Red-faced 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.

Red-faced Cormorant

71–89 cm. Dark with vivid red facial skin; blue eyes; glossy green sheen. Breeds Aleutian and western Alaskan islands and NE Asia coasts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters. Near Threatened; populations affected by oil pollution and entanglement in gillnets.

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