Bank Cormorant vs Red-faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus comparado con Urile urile

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bank Cormorant Red-faced Cormorant
Nombre científico Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile urile
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 54,1 cm (21.3 in)
Peso 1930,0 g (68.08 oz) 2013,0 g (71.01 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-3 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Bank Cormorant only

Ninguno

Red-faced Cormorant only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Red-faced 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.

Red-faced Cormorant

71–89 cm. Dark with vivid red facial skin; blue eyes; glossy green sheen. Breeds Aleutian and western Alaskan islands and NE Asia coasts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters. Near Threatened; populations affected by oil pollution and entanglement in gillnets.

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