Great Cormorant vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Phalacrocorax carbo เปรียบเทียบกับ Cicinnurus respublica

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Cormorant Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Phalacrocorax carbo Cicinnurus respublica
อันดับ Suliformes Passeriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phalacrocoracidae Paradisaeidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Near Threatened
ความยาว 90.0 cm (35.4 in) 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
กว้างปีก 145.0 cm (57.1 in) 19.0 cm (7.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 2600.0 g (91.71 oz) 55.0 g (1.94 oz)
อาหาร Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
จำนวนไข่ 1-7 --
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Great Cormorant 90.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16.0 cm
กว้างปีก
Great Cormorant 145.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Great Cormorant 2600.0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Great Cormorant

Coasts, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Nests in colonies in trees, on cliffs, or on the ground.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

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Song & Call Comparison

Great Cormorant

เสียงร้อง

Deep, guttural grunts and 'karrr' calls at colonies. Bill-clicking and hissing in threat displays. Silent at sea. Colonial noise can be deafening during the breeding season.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

เสียงร้อง

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Great Cormorant

Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Cormorant

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Great Cormorant

ขนนก

All black with a bronze-green gloss. White throat patch and white thigh patches in breeding season. Yellow-orange face patch around the bill base.

ปาก

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

ขนนก

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

ปาก

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

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About These Birds

Great Cormorant

The great cormorant is one of the most widespread seabirds in the world. Unlike most waterbirds, cormorants lack fully waterproof plumage, leading to the iconic pose of standing with wings spread open to dry. In Asia, cormorants have been used by fishermen to catch fish for over a thousand years.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is one of the most extraordinarily colored birds on Earth. Males meticulously clear a patch of forest floor as a display court, removing every leaf and twig. The species was virtually unknown to science until the late 20th century due to its restricted island range.

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