Great Cormorant vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Phalacrocorax carbo ile kıyaslandığında Cicinnurus respublica

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Great Cormorant Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
Bilimsel Ad Phalacrocorax carbo Cicinnurus respublica
Takım Suliformes Passeriformes
Familya Phalacrocoracidae Paradisaeidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Near Threatened
Uzunluk 90,0 cm (35.4 in) 16,0 cm (6.3 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 145,0 cm (57.1 in) 19,0 cm (7.5 in)
Ağırlık 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 55,0 g (1.94 oz)
Beslenme 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.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 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
Kanat Açıklığı
Great Cormorant 145,0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19,0 cm
Ağırlık
Great Cormorant 2600,0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Great Cormorant only

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

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

Şarkı

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

Şarkı

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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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Great Cormorant

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Great Cormorant

Tuy

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.

Gaga

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Tuy

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.

Gaga

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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