Emu vs Great Cormorant

Dromaius novaehollandiae 比較対象 Phalacrocorax carbo

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Emu Great Cormorant
学名 Dromaius novaehollandiae Phalacrocorax carbo
Casuariiformes Suliformes
Dromaiidae Phalacrocoracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 175.0 cm (68.9 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
翼開長 20.0 cm (7.9 in) 145.0 cm (57.1 in)
体重 45000.0 g (1587.33 oz) 2600.0 g (91.71 oz)
食性 Plants, seeds, fruits, flowers, and insects. Swallows large stones and charcoal to grind food in … Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. …
一腹卵数 5-24 1-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Emu 175.0 cm
Great Cormorant 90.0 cm
翼開長
Emu 20.0 cm
Great Cormorant 145.0 cm
体重
Emu 45000.0 g
Great Cormorant 2600.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Emu only

Great Cormorant only

Emu

Open grasslands, savanna woodlands, scrublands, and semi-arid plains across Australia. Avoids dense forest and true desert.

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

Emu

さえずり

Deep, resonant booming grunt 'e-moo', often repeated 3 times. Females give a deep drumming call produced by an inflatable throat pouch. Generally low-pitched and far-carrying.

Great Cormorant

さえずり

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Emu

Throughout mainland Australia. Absent from Tasmania, where the Tasmanian emu was driven to extinction by 1850.

Great Cormorant

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Emu

Least Concern

Great Cormorant

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How to Tell Them Apart

Emu

羽毛

Shaggy grey-brown plumage with double-shafted feathers giving a loose, hair-like appearance. Bare blue skin on the face and neck.

くちばし

Broad, flat, dark grey bill

Great Cormorant

羽毛

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.

くちばし

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

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About These Birds

Emu

オーストラリア固有の世界第二位の大型鳥類。1932年の「エミュー戦争」で知られる。飛べないが速く走れる。

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.

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