Pygmy Cormorant vs Spotted Shag

Microcarbo pygmaeus 对比 Phalacrocorax punctatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pygmy Cormorant Spotted Shag
学名 Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocorax punctatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 40.2 cm (15.8 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
体重 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 1211.6666666666667 g (42.74 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-8 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Pygmy Cormorant only

Spotted Shag only

保护状况

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Spotted Shag

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.

Spotted Shag

70 cm. Spotted brown and white upperparts in breeding; pale below; blue orbital ring; yellow feet. Endemic to New Zealand coast and offshore islands. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in coastal kelp beds. Near Threatened; nests on cliff ledges.

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