Pygmy Cormorant vs Japanese Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus verglichen mit Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Pygmy Cormorant Japanese Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax capillatus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 62,9 cm (24.8 in)
Gewicht 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 2837,5 g (100.09 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-8 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Pygmy Cormorant only

Japanese Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Japanese 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.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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