Bank Cormorant vs Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus comparé à Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bank Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant
Nom scientifique Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile pelagicus
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Statut de conservation Endangered Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 50,9 cm (20.0 in)
Poids 1930,0 g (68.08 oz) 1767,3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Bank Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Pelagic Cormorant only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

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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