Flightless Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Nannopterum harrisi 对比 Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Flightless Cormorant Bank Cormorant
学名 Nannopterum harrisi Phalacrocorax neglectus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Endangered
体长
翼展 37.8 cm (14.9 in) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
体重 3241.6666666666665 g (114.35 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Flightless Cormorant only

Bank Cormorant only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Flightless Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Flightless Cormorant

89–100 cm. Dark brown; vestigial wings unsuited for flight; bright turquoise eyes. Endemic to Galapagos Islands (Fernandina and Isabela). Only flightless cormorant; Vulnerable with about 1,000 pairs. Feeds on fish and octopus by diving near shore; no natural land predators historically.

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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