Pygmy Cormorant vs Japanese Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus 对比 Phalacrocorax capillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pygmy Cormorant Japanese Cormorant
学名 Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax capillatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 40.2 cm (15.8 in) 62.9 cm (24.8 in)
体重 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 2837.5 g (100.09 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-8 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Pygmy Cormorant only

Japanese Cormorant only

保护状况

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Japanese Cormorant

About These 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.

Japanese Cormorant

84 cm. Large; black with white facial spots and white flanks in breeding; yellow gape. Breeds on rocky coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Resident; feeds on fish in cold Pacific waters. Trained for cormorant fishing (ukai) in Japan for centuries.

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