Antarctic Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis से तुलना Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Antarctic Shag Pygmy Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Microcarbo pygmaeus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 40.2 cm (15.8 in)
वजन 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Antarctic Shag only

कोई नहीं

Pygmy Cormorant only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Antarctic Shag

63–72 cm. Black above; white below; caruncles reduced compared to related shags. Breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands. Feeds on fish in cold Antarctic coastal waters. One of the southernmost-breeding cormorants; largely sedentary around breeding colonies.

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.

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