Japanese Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capillatus в сравнении с Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Japanese Cormorant Bank Cormorant
Научное название Phalacrocorax capillatus Phalacrocorax neglectus
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 62,9 cm (24.8 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Масса 2837,5 g (100.09 oz) 1930,0 g (68.08 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Japanese Cormorant only

Нет

Bank Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Japanese Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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