Pygmy Cormorant vs Great Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus в сравнении с Phalacrocorax varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Pygmy Cormorant Great Pied Cormorant
Научное название Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax varius
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
Масса 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1868,1666666666667 g (65.90 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-8 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Pygmy Cormorant only

Нет

Great Pied Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

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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