беркут vs Great Cormorant

Aquila chrysaetos в сравнении с Phalacrocorax carbo

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика беркут Great Cormorant
Научное название Aquila chrysaetos Phalacrocorax carbo
Отряд Accipitriformes Suliformes
Семейство Accipitridae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина 81,0 cm (31.9 in) 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Размах крыльев 212,0 cm (83.5 in) 145,0 cm (57.1 in)
Масса 4050,0 g (142.86 oz) 2600,0 g (91.71 oz)
Питание Mammals including rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, and marmots. Also takes birds, reptiles, and carrion. Hunts … Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. …
Размер кладки 1-3 1-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
беркут 81,0 cm
Great Cormorant 90,0 cm
Размах крыльев
беркут 212,0 cm
Great Cormorant 145,0 cm
Масса
беркут 4050,0 g
Great Cormorant 2600,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

беркут only

Great Cormorant only

беркут

Open and semi-open country including mountains, hills, and tundra. Prefers areas with cliffs or large trees for nesting and open terrain for hunting.

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

беркут

Пение

Mostly silent; emits a thin, high-pitched whistle 'kee-kee-kee' near the eyrie. Also gives low barking 'yak-yak' and mewing calls. Far less vocal than its size suggests.

Great Cormorant

Пение

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

беркут

Holarctic distribution across North America, Europe, North Africa, and Asia. The most widely distributed eagle species.

Great Cormorant

Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

беркут

Least Concern

Great Cormorant

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How to Tell Them Apart

беркут

Оперение

Dark brown overall with a golden-bronze sheen on the nape and crown. Juveniles show distinct white patches at the base of the tail and in the wings.

Клюв

Dark horn-colored hooked bill with a yellow cere

Great Cormorant

Оперение

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.

Клюв

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

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About These Birds

беркут

The golden eagle is one of the most powerful and agile raptors in the Northern Hemisphere. Revered by many cultures, it has been used in falconry for centuries, particularly by Kazakh eagle hunters of Central Asia. Golden eagles can dive at speeds exceeding 240 km/h when pursuing prey.

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.

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