Pygmy Cormorant vs Red-legged Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus verglichen mit Poikilocarbo gaimardi

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Merkmal Pygmy Cormorant Red-legged Cormorant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Microcarbo pygmaeus Poikilocarbo gaimardi
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 49,3 cm (19.4 in)
Gewicht 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1416,6666666666667 g (49.97 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-8 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Near Threatened

Red-legged 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-legged Cormorant

71–76 cm. Slender; grey body; red legs; spotted white scapulars; red facial skin; yellow bill. Coastal endemic of western South America (Peru, Chile). Near Threatened; restricted to rocky coasts with Humboldt Current upwelling. Feeds on fish by diving in cold, productive inshore waters.

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