European Shag vs Bank Cormorant

Gulosus aristotelis से तुलना Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता European Shag Bank Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Gulosus aristotelis Phalacrocorax neglectus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 52.5 cm (20.7 in) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
वजन 1777.25 g (62.69 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-6 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

European Shag only

कोई नहीं

Bank Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

European Shag

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

European Shag

68–78 cm, wingspan 95–110 cm. All-black with glossy green; short erect crest in breeding; yellow gape. Strictly marine; breeds on rocky coasts of western Europe and Mediterranean. Feeds on fish by diving in clear coastal waters. Vulnerable; threatened by oil spills and overfishing.

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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