Pygmy Cormorant vs Great Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus comparado com Phalacrocorax varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pygmy Cormorant Great Pied Cormorant
Nome científico Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax varius
Ordem Suliformes Suliformes
Família Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
Peso 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1868,1666666666667 g (65.90 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-8 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Pygmy Cormorant only

Nenhum

Great Pied Cormorant only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Great Pied Cormorant

75–85 cm. Black above with white face and underparts; yellow bill. Resident in Australia and New Zealand in coastal and inland freshwater habitats. The largest Australasian cormorant; often called Pied Cormorant. Feeds on fish; highly adaptable to freshwater and marine environments.

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