Pygmy Cormorant
Microcarbo pygmaeus(Pallas, PS, 1773)
English (US) Pygmy Cormorant
The Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags) in the order Suliformes.
Range: inland lakes and rivers of southeastern Europe to central AsiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1773)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pelecanus pygmeus
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1773)
- Type locality
- Caspian Sea.
- Original description
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 2 p.712 pl.G
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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