Pygmy Cormorant vs Brandt's Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus в сравнении с Urile penicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Pygmy Cormorant Brandt's Cormorant
Научное название Microcarbo pygmaeus Urile penicillatus
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 56,1 cm (22.1 in)
Масса 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 2280,1666666666665 g (80.43 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-8 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Pygmy Cormorant only

Brandt's Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Brandt's 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.

Brandt's Cormorant

84–89 cm. Large; glossy dark green with blue throat pouch; white face plumes in breeding. Breeds along Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Feeds on fish in kelp beds and rocky shores; plunge-dives and pursues fish underwater. Colonial rooster on sea cliffs.

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