Crowned Cormorant vs Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo coronatus से तुलना Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Crowned Cormorant Pygmy Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Microcarbo coronatus Microcarbo pygmaeus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 41.2 cm (16.2 in) 40.2 cm (15.8 in)
वजन 768.0 g (27.09 oz) 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Crowned Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

Pygmy Cormorant only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Crowned Cormorant

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Crowned Cormorant

50–57 cm. Dark brown with white facial spots in breeding plumage; orange-red facial skin. Endemic to coastal southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa). Near Threatened; restricted range on rocky shores and inshore waters. Feeds on fish; colonial nester on rocky islands and sea stacks.

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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