Bank Cormorant vs Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus в сравнении с Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Bank Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant
Научное название Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile pelagicus
Отряд Suliformes Suliformes
Семейство Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Охранный статус Endangered Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 50,9 cm (20.0 in)
Масса 1930,0 g (68.08 oz) 1767,3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Bank Cormorant only

Нет

Pelagic Cormorant only

Нет

Охранный статус

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Pelagic Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

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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