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The Pygmy Cormorant is a small diving bird that hunts for fish in freshwater and coastal waters across Europe, Asia, and Africa. As one of the world's smallest cormorant species, it plays a role in aquatic ecosystems and is of interest to birdwatchers and conservationists who monitor its populations.
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Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Microcarbo
- Image
- Microcarbo pygmeus - Pigmy Cormorant 01.jpg
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Least Concern
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Article
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.
Distribution