Bank Cormorant vs Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus verglichen mit Urile penicillatus

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Merkmal Bank Cormorant Brandt's Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile penicillatus
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 56,1 cm (22.1 in)
Gewicht 1930,0 g (68.08 oz) 2280,1666666666665 g (80.43 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bank Cormorant only

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Brandt's Cormorant only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Brandt's Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Brandt's Cormorant

84–89 cm. Large; glossy dark green with blue throat pouch; white face plumes in breeding. Breeds along Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Feeds on fish in kelp beds and rocky shores; plunge-dives and pursues fish underwater. Colonial rooster on sea cliffs.

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