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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Great Cormorant	Spotted Shag
학명	Phalacrocorax carbo	Phalacrocorax punctatus
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)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)
체중	2600.0 g (91.71 oz)	1211.6666666666667 g (42.74 oz)
식성	Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. …	--
산란 수	1-7	2-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Great Cormorant 90.0 cm

Spotted Shag —

날개 폭

Great Cormorant 145.0 cm

Spotted Shag 48.2 cm

체중

Great Cormorant 2600.0 g

Spotted Shag 1211.6666666666667 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🏖️ Coastal

Great Cormorant only

🌿 Wetland

Spotted Shag only

없음

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

노래

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.

Spotted 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.

Spotted Shag

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Great Cormorant

Least Concern

Spotted Shag

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How to Tell Them Apart

Great Cormorant

깃털

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.

부리

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

Spotted 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.

Spotted Shag

점무늬가마우지는 뉴질랜드 해안과 외딴 섬에 서식하는 독특한 가마우지입니다. 번식기에 갈색과 흰 반점 등, 파란 눈 고리, 노란 발이 특징이며 다시마 숲에서 물고기와 무척추동물을 먹습니다.

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