Great Cormorant vs Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo comparado con Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Great Cormorant | Black-faced Cormorant |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocorax fuscescens |
| Orden | Suliformes | Suliformes |
| Familia | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | 90,0 cm (35.4 in) | — |
| Envergadura | 145,0 cm (57.1 in) | 52,8 cm (20.8 in) |
| Peso | 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) | 1515,0 g (53.44 oz) |
| Dieta | Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 1-7 | 2-3 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Great Cormorant
Coasts, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Nests in colonies in trees, on cliffs, or on the ground.
Song & Call Comparison
Great Cormorant
Deep, guttural grunts and 'karrr' calls at colonies. Bill-clicking and hissing in threat displays. Silent at sea. Colonial noise can be deafening during the breeding season.
Black-faced Cormorant
Geographic Range & Migration
Great Cormorant
Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.
Black-faced Cormorant
Estado de conservación
Great Cormorant
Black-faced Cormorant
How to Tell Them Apart
Great Cormorant
All black with a bronze-green gloss. White throat patch and white thigh patches in breeding season. Yellow-orange face patch around the bill base.
Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape
Black-faced Cormorant
About These Birds
Great Cormorant
The great cormorant is one of the most widespread seabirds in the world. Unlike most waterbirds, cormorants lack fully waterproof plumage, leading to the iconic pose of standing with wings spread open to dry. In Asia, cormorants have been used by fishermen to catch fish for over a thousand years.
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.