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Phalacrocorax neglectus (Bank Cormorant)

Synonyms: Graculus neglectus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The bank cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus), also known as Wahlberg's cormorant is a medium-sized cormorant that is endemic to Namibia and the western seaboard of South Africa, living in and around coastal waters; it is rarely recorded more than 15 km offshore.
View Wikipedia Record: Phalacrocorax neglectus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Phalacrocorax neglectus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
53
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.1404
EDGE Score: 4.17628
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  4.299 lbs (1.95 kg)
Birth Weight [2]  47 grams
Female Weight [4]  3.955 lbs (1.794 kg)
Male Weight [4]  4.645 lbs (2.107 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [4]  17.4 %
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Piscivore
Diet - Fish [3]  40 %
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  60 %
Forages - Underwater [3]  100 %
Clutch Size [2]  2
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Incubation [5]  29 days
Mating Display [2]  Ground display
Wing Span [5]  4.33 feet (1.32 m)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld South Africa Afrotropic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Montane fynbos and renosterveld South Africa Afrotropic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Namib desert Namibia Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Succulent Karoo Namibia, South Africa Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve II 256073 Western Cape, South Africa  
Namibian Islands Marine Protected Area National Park II 2346760 Namibia  
Cape Peninsula National Park II 70141 Western Cape, South Africa
West Coast National Park II 59916 Western Cape, South Africa

Important Bird Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Cape Floristic Region South Africa No
Succulent Karoo Namibia, South Africa No

Prey / Diet

Jasus lalandii (Cape rock lobster)[6]
Sufflogobius bibarbatus (Pelagic goby)[6]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Aonyx capensis (African Clawless Otter)1
Phalacrocorax capensis (Cape cormorant)1
Spheniscus demersus (Jackass Penguin)1

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4Johnsgard, PA 1993. Cormorants, Darters, and Pelicans of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC
♦ 5del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 6BirdLife International (2012) Species factsheet: Phalacrocorax neglectus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/09/2012.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0