Bank Cormorant vs Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus 对比 Urile penicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bank Cormorant Brandt's Cormorant
学名 Phalacrocorax neglectus Urile penicillatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 52.2 cm (20.6 in) 56.1 cm (22.1 in)
体重 1930.0 g (68.08 oz) 2280.1666666666665 g (80.43 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Bank Cormorant only

Brandt's Cormorant only

保护状况

Endangered

Bank Cormorant

Least Concern

Brandt's 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.

Brandt's Cormorant

84–89 cm. Large; glossy dark green with blue throat pouch; white face plumes in breeding. Breeds along Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Feeds on fish in kelp beds and rocky shores; plunge-dives and pursues fish underwater. Colonial rooster on sea cliffs.

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