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Pygmy cormorant | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
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.