Flightless Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Nannopterum harrisi से तुलना Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Flightless Cormorant Bank Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Nannopterum harrisi Phalacrocorax neglectus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 37.8 cm (14.9 in) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
वजन 3241.6666666666665 g (114.35 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Flightless Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

Bank Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Flightless Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Flightless Cormorant

89–100 cm. Dark brown; vestigial wings unsuited for flight; bright turquoise eyes. Endemic to Galapagos Islands (Fernandina and Isabela). Only flightless cormorant; Vulnerable with about 1,000 pairs. Feeds on fish and octopus by diving near shore; no natural land predators historically.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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