Black-faced Cormorant vs Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscescens 对比 Phalacrocorax neglectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-faced Cormorant Bank Cormorant
学名 Phalacrocorax fuscescens Phalacrocorax neglectus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 52.8 cm (20.8 in) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
体重 1515.0 g (53.44 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

Black-faced Cormorant only

Bank Cormorant only

保护状况

Least Concern

Black-faced Cormorant

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

About These Birds

Black-faced Cormorant

61 cm. Dark sooty-black throughout; bare black facial skin. Endemic to southern Australian coasts from the Great Australian Bight to Victoria and Tasmania. Feeds on fish in coastal and estuarine habitats. Colonial nester on rocky coastal islands; often associated with seagrass beds.

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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