Macquarie Shag vs Pygmy Cormorant

Leucocarbo purpurascens 对比 Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Macquarie Shag Pygmy Cormorant
学名 Leucocarbo purpurascens 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 2788.3333333333335 g (98.36 oz) 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Macquarie Shag only

Pygmy Cormorant only

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Macquarie Shag

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Macquarie Shag

63–75 cm. Black with purple-green gloss; white underparts; orange-yellow caruncles. Endemic to Macquarie Island (Australian subantarctic). Vulnerable; total population only a few thousand birds. Feeds on fish in cold sub-Antarctic waters; nests colonially on coastal cliffs.

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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