Black-faced Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscescens comparé à Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-faced Cormorant Bank Cormorant
Nom scientifique Phalacrocorax fuscescens Phalacrocorax neglectus
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 52,8 cm (20.8 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Poids 1515,0 g (53.44 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Black-faced Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Bank Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black-faced Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

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.

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