Black-faced Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscescens verglichen mit Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-faced Cormorant Bank Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phalacrocorax fuscescens Phalacrocorax neglectus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 52,8 cm (20.8 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Gewicht 1515,0 g (53.44 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-faced Cormorant only

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Bank Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-faced Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Black-faced Cormorant

61 cm. Dark sooty-black throughout; bare black facial skin. Endemic to southern Australian coasts from the Great Australian Bight to Victoria and Tasmania. Feeds on fish in coastal and estuarine habitats. Colonial nester on rocky coastal islands; often associated with seagrass beds.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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