Kerguelen Islands Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo verrucosus से तुलना Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Kerguelen Islands Shag Pygmy Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Leucocarbo verrucosus Microcarbo pygmaeus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 40.2 cm (15.8 in)
वजन 2500.0 g (88.18 oz) 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Kerguelen Islands Shag only

कोई नहीं

Pygmy Cormorant only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Kerguelen Islands Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Kerguelen Islands Shag

65 cm. Black and white; distinctive warty orange caruncles at bill base. Endemic to Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Feeds on fish in cold Kerguelen Island waters; colonial nester on rocky coastal cliffs. Locally common but restricted range makes it Vulnerable.

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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