Bank Cormorant vs Red-legged Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus comparado com Poikilocarbo gaimardi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bank Cormorant Red-legged Cormorant
Nome científico Phalacrocorax neglectus Poikilocarbo gaimardi
Ordem Suliformes Suliformes
Família Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservação Endangered Near Threatened
Comprimento
Envergadura 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 49,3 cm (19.4 in)
Peso 1930,0 g (68.08 oz) 1416,6666666666667 g (49.97 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Bank Cormorant only

Nenhum

Red-legged Cormorant only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Near Threatened

Red-legged Cormorant

About These Birds

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

Red-legged Cormorant

71–76 cm. Slender; grey body; red legs; spotted white scapulars; red facial skin; yellow bill. Coastal endemic of western South America (Peru, Chile). Near Threatened; restricted to rocky coasts with Humboldt Current upwelling. Feeds on fish by diving in cold, productive inshore waters.

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