Imperial Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo atriceps 对比 Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Imperial Shag Pygmy Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo atriceps Microcarbo pygmaeus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 59.1 cm (23.3 in) 40.2 cm (15.8 in)
体重 2294.6666666666665 g (80.94 oz) 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-5 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Imperial Shag only

Pygmy Cormorant only

保护状况

Least Concern

Imperial Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Imperial Shag

72 cm. Black above; white below; vivid orange-yellow caruncles and blue orbital ring. Breeds circumpolar southern South America, Falklands, and Antarctic Peninsula. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in cold Southern Ocean inshore waters. Diverse complex of closely related southern shag species.

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.

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