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| Pygmy cormorant | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus: | Microcarbo |
| Species: | M. pygmaeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Microcarbo pygmaeus (Pallas, 1773)
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| Range of M. pygmaeus Breeding Resident Passage Non-breeding Vagrant (seasonality uncertain)
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| Synonyms | |
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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.
- ^ 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.