South Georgia Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo georgianus 对比 Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 South Georgia Shag Pygmy Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo georgianus 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 2678.0 g (94.46 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

South Georgia Shag only

Pygmy Cormorant only

保护状况

Not Evaluated

South Georgia Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

South Georgia Shag

62 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to South Georgia and surrounding subantarctic islands. Feeds on fish in cold, productive South Georgia waters. Colonial nester on cliff ledges; closely related to Imperial Shag complex. Resident; does not migrate far from islands.

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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