Great Cormorant vs Rock Shag

Phalacrocorax carbo dibandingkan dengan Leucocarbo magellanicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Great Cormorant Rock Shag
Nama Ilmiah Phalacrocorax carbo Leucocarbo magellanicus
Ordo Suliformes Suliformes
Famili Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Rentang Sayap 145,0 cm (57.1 in) 50,1 cm (19.7 in)
Berat 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 1500,0 g (52.91 oz)
Diet Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … --
Ukuran Sarang 1-7 2-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Great Cormorant 90,0 cm
Rock Shag
Rentang Sayap
Great Cormorant 145,0 cm
Rock Shag 50,1 cm
Berat
Great Cormorant 2600,0 g
Rock Shag 1500,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Great Cormorant only

Rock Shag only

None

Great Cormorant

Coasts, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Nests in colonies in trees, on cliffs, or on the ground.

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Song & Call Comparison

Great Cormorant

Kicauan

Deep, guttural grunts and 'karrr' calls at colonies. Bill-clicking and hissing in threat displays. Silent at sea. Colonial noise can be deafening during the breeding season.

Rock Shag

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Geographic Range & Migration

Great Cormorant

Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.

Rock Shag

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Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Great Cormorant

Least Concern

Rock Shag

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How to Tell Them Apart

Great Cormorant

Bulu

All black with a bronze-green gloss. White throat patch and white thigh patches in breeding season. Yellow-orange face patch around the bill base.

Paruh

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

Rock Shag

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About These Birds

Great Cormorant

The great cormorant is one of the most widespread seabirds in the world. Unlike most waterbirds, cormorants lack fully waterproof plumage, leading to the iconic pose of standing with wings spread open to dry. In Asia, cormorants have been used by fishermen to catch fish for over a thousand years.

Rock Shag

60–66 cm. Black above; white below; vivid red-orange caruncles at bill base in breeding. Breeds coasts and islands of southern Chile, Argentina, and Falkland Islands. Feeds on fish in cold sub-Antarctic inshore waters. Nest on cliff ledges in small colonies; resident.

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