Long-tailed Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus 对比 Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Long-tailed Cormorant Bank Cormorant
学名 Microcarbo africanus Phalacrocorax neglectus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 39.8 cm (15.7 in) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
体重 557.5 g (19.67 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-6 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Long-tailed Cormorant only

Bank Cormorant only

保护状况

Least Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Endangered

Bank 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.

Bank Cormorant

76 cm. Dark sooty-brown; bare-faced; yellow at gape. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia coast; Near Threatened. Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Feeds on fish in the cold Benguela upwelling. Does not venture far from breeding colonies; very restricted coastal range.

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