Pygmy Cormorant vs Japanese Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus ile kıyaslandığında Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Pygmy Cormorant Japanese Cormorant
Bilimsel Ad Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax capillatus
Takım Suliformes Suliformes
Familya Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 40,2 cm (15.8 in) 62,9 cm (24.8 in)
Ağırlık 693,3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 2837,5 g (100.09 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-8 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Pygmy Cormorant only

Japanese Cormorant only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Japanese 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.

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.

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