Guanay Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum से तुलना Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Guanay Cormorant Bank Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Phalacrocorax neglectus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 58.6 cm (23.1 in) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
वजन 2280.5 g (80.44 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Guanay Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

Bank Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Guanay Cormorant

76 cm. Black above; white underparts; black facial skin; yellow bill. Breeds Peruvian and Chilean coast; one of the most abundant South American seabirds. Feeds on anchovy in Humboldt Current. Produces massive guano deposits; colonies of millions historically. Near Threatened; sensitive to El Niño.

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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