Pygmy Cormorant
Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 7,215
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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 vagrant to western Europe.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pygmy cormorant”.