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Pygmy cormorant

Pygmy cormorant
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

  1. ^ 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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