Antarctic Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo bransfieldensis 对比 Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antarctic Shag Pygmy Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo bransfieldensis Microcarbo pygmaeus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 40.2 cm (15.8 in)
体重 2780.0 g (98.06 oz) 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Antarctic Shag only

Pygmy Cormorant only

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Antarctic Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Antarctic Shag

63–72 cm. Black above; white below; caruncles reduced compared to related shags. Breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands. Feeds on fish in cold Antarctic coastal waters. One of the southernmost-breeding cormorants; largely sedentary around breeding colonies.

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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