Great Cormorant vs King Penguin
Phalacrocorax carbo 비교 대상 Aptenodytes patagonicus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Great Cormorant | King Penguin |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Phalacrocorax carbo | Aptenodytes patagonicus |
| 목 | Suliformes | Sphenisciformes |
| 과 | Phalacrocoracidae | Spheniscidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | 90.0 cm (35.4 in) | 95.0 cm (37.4 in) |
| 날개 폭 | 145.0 cm (57.1 in) | 64.0 cm (25.2 in) |
| 체중 | 2600.0 g (91.71 oz) | 14000.0 g (493.84 oz) |
| 식성 | Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … | Primarily lanternfish and squid caught during deep dives. Routinely dives to 100-300 meters, sometimes exceeding … |
| 산란 수 | 1-7 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Great Cormorant
Coasts, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Nests in colonies in trees, on cliffs, or on the ground.
King Penguin
Breeds on sub-Antarctic islands with flat or gently sloping beaches. Forages in the Southern Ocean.
Song & Call Comparison
Great Cormorant
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.
King Penguin
Uses individually unique complex calls for mate and chick recognition in noisy colonies. Produces a loud, musical trumpeting. Chick whistles are distinctive per family unit.
Geographic Range & Migration
Great Cormorant
Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.
King Penguin
Sub-Antarctic islands including South Georgia, Crozet, Kerguelen, Macquarie, and Falkland Islands.
보전 상태
Great Cormorant
King Penguin
How to Tell Them Apart
Great Cormorant
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.
Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape
King Penguin
Dark blue-grey back with white belly. Vivid orange-gold auricular patches on the sides of the head and upper breast. Silvery-grey upperparts.
Long, slender, slightly decurved bill with orange mandible plates
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.
King Penguin
임금펭귄은 남극 주변 아남극 지역에 서식하는 세계에서 두 번째로 큰 펭귄이다. 선명한 주황색과 노란색 귀 깃털이 특징이며 키가 약 95cm에 달한다. 깊은 바다로 잠수하여 물고기를 잡으며 번식에 14개월이 걸리는 긴 번식 주기를 가진다.