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Pygmy Cormorant
Microcarbo pygmaeus
Least ConcernThe Pygmy Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic prey, then often rests upright on rocks, posts, banks, or trees with wings held out to dry. Colonies usually form near productive coasts, lakes, rivers, or wetlands.
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Range
- Pygmy Cormorant Range — Resident or seasonal range in Europe, North Africa, and western Asia
- Population
- ≈ Unknown