Bank Cormorant vs Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus से तुलना Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Bank Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile pelagicus
गण Suliformes Suliformes
कुल Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 52.2 cm (20.6 in) 50.9 cm (20.0 in)
वजन 1930.0 g (68.08 oz) 1767.3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Bank Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

Pelagic Cormorant only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Pelagic Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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