Pygmy Cormorant vs Pelagic Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus comparé à Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Pygmy Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant
Nom scientifique Microcarbo pygmaeus Urile pelagicus
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 50,9 cm (20.0 in)
Poids 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1767,3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-8 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Pygmy Cormorant only

Pelagic Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Pelagic 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.

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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