Pygmy Cormorant vs Pelagic Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus в сравнении с Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Pygmy Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant
Научное название Microcarbo pygmaeus Urile pelagicus
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 50,9 cm (20.0 in)
Масса 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1767,3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-8 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Pygmy Cormorant only

Pelagic Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Pelagic 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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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