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Pygmy cormorant
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Suliformes
Family:
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
Microcarbo
Species:
M. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Microcarbo pygmaeus
(Pallas, 1773)
Range of M. pygmaeus
Breeding
Resident
Passage
Non-breeding
Vagrant (seasonality uncertain)
Synonyms
Phalacrocorax pygmeus
The pygmy cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) is a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds. It breeds in south-eastern Europe and south-western Asia. It is partially migratory, with northern populations wintering further south, mostly within its breeding range. It is a rare migrant to western Europe.
^BirdLife International (2019). "Microcarbo pygmaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22696734A155598552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22696734A155598552.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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