Pygmy Cormorant vs Black-faced Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus в сравнении с Phalacrocorax fuscescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Pygmy Cormorant Black-faced Cormorant
Научное название Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 52,8 cm (20.8 in)
Масса 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1515,0 g (53.44 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-8 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Pygmy Cormorant only

Black-faced Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Black-faced 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.

Black-faced Cormorant

61 cm. Dark sooty-black throughout; bare black facial skin. Endemic to southern Australian coasts from the Great Australian Bight to Victoria and Tasmania. Feeds on fish in coastal and estuarine habitats. Colonial nester on rocky coastal islands; often associated with seagrass beds.

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