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