Cape Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capensis 对比 Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cape Cormorant Bank Cormorant
学名 Phalacrocorax capensis Phalacrocorax neglectus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Endangered Endangered
体长
翼展 50.6 cm (19.9 in) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
体重 1223.75 g (43.17 oz) 1930.0 g (68.08 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Cape Cormorant only

Bank Cormorant only

保护状况

Endangered

Cape Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Cape Cormorant

63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.

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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