Pygmy Cormorant vs Red-legged Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus से तुलना Poikilocarbo gaimardi

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Pygmy Cormorant Red-legged Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Microcarbo pygmaeus Poikilocarbo gaimardi
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Near Threatened
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 40.2 cm (15.8 in) 49.3 cm (19.4 in)
वजन 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1416.6666666666667 g (49.97 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-8 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Pygmy Cormorant only

Red-legged Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Near Threatened

Red-legged Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Red-legged Cormorant

71–76 cm. Slender; grey body; red legs; spotted white scapulars; red facial skin; yellow bill. Coastal endemic of western South America (Peru, Chile). Near Threatened; restricted to rocky coasts with Humboldt Current upwelling. Feeds on fish by diving in cold, productive inshore waters.

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