Great Cormorant vs Guanay Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo so với Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Great Cormorant Guanay Cormorant
Tên Khoa Học Phalacrocorax carbo Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
Bộ Suliformes Suliformes
Họ Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Near Threatened
Chiều Dài 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 145,0 cm (57.1 in) 58,6 cm (23.1 in)
Khối Lượng 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) 2280,5 g (80.44 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … --
Số Trứng 1-7 2-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Great Cormorant 90,0 cm
Guanay Cormorant
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Great Cormorant 145,0 cm
Guanay Cormorant 58,6 cm
Khối Lượng
Great Cormorant 2600,0 g
Guanay Cormorant 2280,5 g
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Great Cormorant only

Guanay Cormorant only

Không

Great Cormorant

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Great Cormorant

Tiếng Hót

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.

Guanay Cormorant

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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.

Guanay Cormorant

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Great Cormorant

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

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How to Tell Them Apart

Great Cormorant

Bộ Lông

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.

Mỏ

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

Guanay Cormorant

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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.

Guanay Cormorant

76 cm. Black above; white underparts; black facial skin; yellow bill. Breeds Peruvian and Chilean coast; one of the most abundant South American seabirds. Feeds on anchovy in Humboldt Current. Produces massive guano deposits; colonies of millions historically. Near Threatened; sensitive to El Niño.

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