Bank Cormorant vs Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus comparado con Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bank Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant
Nombre científico Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile pelagicus
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 50,9 cm (20.0 in)
Peso 1930,0 g (68.08 oz) 1767,3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Bank Cormorant only

Ninguno

Pelagic Cormorant only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Pelagic 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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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