South Georgia Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo georgianus से तुलना Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता South Georgia Shag Pygmy Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo georgianus 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 2678.0 g (94.46 oz) 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

South Georgia Shag only

कोई नहीं

Pygmy Cormorant only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

South Georgia Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

South Georgia Shag

62 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to South Georgia and surrounding subantarctic islands. Feeds on fish in cold, productive South Georgia waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; closely related to Imperial Shag complex. Resident; does not migrate far from islands.

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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