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Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus
Phalacrocoracidae Low risk

The pygmy cormorant 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 vagrant to western Europe.

Summary from Wikipedia

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At a glance

Family
Phalacrocoracidae
Group
Gannets, Cormorants, and Allies
Conservation status
Low risk

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