Pygmy Cormorant vs Little Black Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus comparado con Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pygmy Cormorant Little Black Cormorant
Nombre científico Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 49,8 cm (19.6 in)
Peso 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 971,6666666666666 g (34.27 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-8 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pygmy Cormorant only

Ninguno

Little Black Cormorant only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Little Black 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.

Little Black Cormorant

55–65 cm. All-black; glossy green-blue; bare black facial skin. Widespread across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia in freshwater and marine environments. Highly gregarious; nests colonially in trees. Feeds on fish by pursuit-diving; often seen drying wings on posts.

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