Pygmy Cormorant vs Brandt's Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus 对比 Urile penicillatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pygmy Cormorant Brandt's Cormorant
学名 Microcarbo pygmaeus Urile penicillatus
Suliformes Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 40.2 cm (15.8 in) 56.1 cm (22.1 in)
体重 693.3333333333334 g (24.46 oz) 2280.1666666666665 g (80.43 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-8 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Pygmy Cormorant only

Brandt's Cormorant only

保护状况

Least Concern

Pygmy Cormorant

Least Concern

Brandt's Cormorant

About These Birds

Pygmy Cormorant

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

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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