Great Cormorant vs Pygmy Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo dibandingkan dengan Microcarbo pygmaeus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Great Cormorant Pygmy Cormorant
Nama Ilmiah Phalacrocorax carbo Microcarbo pygmaeus
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) 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Berat 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
Diet Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … --
Ukuran Sarang 1-7 2-8
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Great Cormorant 90,0 cm
Pygmy Cormorant
Rentang Sayap
Great Cormorant 145,0 cm
Pygmy Cormorant 40,2 cm
Berat
Great Cormorant 2600,0 g
Pygmy Cormorant 693,3333333333334 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Great Cormorant only

None

Pygmy Cormorant 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.

Pygmy Cormorant

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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.

Pygmy Cormorant

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Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Great Cormorant

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

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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

Pygmy Cormorant

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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.

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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