金雕 vs Great Cormorant

Aquila chrysaetos 对比 Phalacrocorax carbo

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 金雕 Great Cormorant
学名 Aquila chrysaetos Phalacrocorax carbo
Accipitriformes Suliformes
Accipitridae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长 81.0 cm (31.9 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
翼展 212.0 cm (83.5 in) 145.0 cm (57.1 in)
体重 4050.0 g (142.86 oz) 2600.0 g (91.71 oz)
食性 Mammals including rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, and marmots. Also takes birds, reptiles, and carrion. Hunts … Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. …
产卵数 1-3 1-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
金雕 81.0 cm
Great Cormorant 90.0 cm
翼展
金雕 212.0 cm
Great Cormorant 145.0 cm
体重
金雕 4050.0 g
Great Cormorant 2600.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

金雕 only

Great Cormorant only

金雕

Open and semi-open country including mountains, hills, and tundra. Prefers areas with cliffs or large trees for nesting and open terrain for hunting.

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

金雕

鸣唱

Mostly silent; emits a thin, high-pitched whistle 'kee-kee-kee' near the eyrie. Also gives low barking 'yak-yak' and mewing calls. Far less vocal than its size suggests.

Great Cormorant

鸣唱

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

金雕

Holarctic distribution across North America, Europe, North Africa, and Asia. The most widely distributed eagle species.

Great Cormorant

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

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保护状况

Least Concern

金雕

Least Concern

Great Cormorant

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How to Tell Them Apart

金雕

羽毛

Dark brown overall with a golden-bronze sheen on the nape and crown. Juveniles show distinct white patches at the base of the tail and in the wings.

Dark horn-colored hooked bill with a yellow cere

Great Cormorant

羽毛

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.

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

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About These Birds

金雕

The golden eagle is one of the most powerful and agile raptors in the Northern Hemisphere. Revered by many cultures, it has been used in falconry for centuries, particularly by Kazakh eagle hunters of Central Asia. Golden eagles can dive at speeds exceeding 240 km/h when pursuing prey.

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.

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