Long-tailed Cormorant vs Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus 对比 Microcarbo pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Long-tailed Cormorant Pygmy Cormorant
学名 Microcarbo africanus Microcarbo pygmaeus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 39.8 cm (15.7 in) 40.2 cm (15.8 in)
体重 557.5 g (19.67 oz) 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-6 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Long-tailed Cormorant only

Pygmy Cormorant only

保护状况

Least Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

About These Birds

Long-tailed Cormorant

50–55 cm. Slim; brown-black with long tail; orange facial skin. Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar in freshwater habitats. Feeds on small fish and amphibians. Gregarious; roosts communally in large trees. One of Africa's commonest freshwater birds.

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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