Indian Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis verglichen mit Phalacrocorax neglectus

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Merkmal Indian Cormorant Bank Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Phalacrocorax neglectus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 52,6 cm (20.7 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Gewicht 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-6 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Indian Cormorant only

Bank Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Indian Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

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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