Bank Cormorant vs Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus 对比 Urile pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bank Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant
学名 Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile pelagicus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 52.2 cm (20.6 in) 50.9 cm (20.0 in)
体重 1930.0 g (68.08 oz) 1767.3333333333333 g (62.34 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Bank Cormorant only

Pelagic Cormorant only

保护状况

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Pelagic Cormorant

About These Birds

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.

Pelagic Cormorant

63–73 cm. Small, slim cormorant; entirely glossy green-black; narrow bill; slender neck. Breeds along Pacific coasts from Baja California to NE Russia on rocky cliffs. Feeds on small fish in kelp beds. Least gregarious North Pacific cormorant; nests in small scattered groups.

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