Great Cormorant vs Pygmy Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo 비교 대상 Microcarbo pygmaeus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Great Cormorant | Pygmy Cormorant |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Phalacrocorax carbo | Microcarbo pygmaeus |
| 목 | Suliformes | Suliformes |
| 과 | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocoracidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | 90.0 cm (35.4 in) | — |
| 날개 폭 | 145.0 cm (57.1 in) | 40.2 cm (15.8 in) |
| 체중 | 2600.0 g (91.71 oz) | 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) |
| 식성 | Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … | -- |
| 산란 수 | 1-7 | 2-8 |
| 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.
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.
Pygmy Cormorant
Geographic Range & Migration
Great Cormorant
Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.
Pygmy Cormorant
보전 상태
Great Cormorant
Pygmy Cormorant
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
Pygmy Cormorant
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
소형 가마우지로 체장 45–55cm이며, 갈색 몸통에 흰 뺨 반점, 번식기에 볏을 갖는다. 지중해 동부와 서아시아의 내수 습지, 강, 호수에 서식한다. 잠수하여 어류와 수생 무척추동물을 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.