RO:

Cormoran mic

FR:

Cormoran pygmée

Pygmy Cormorant

[IUCN]

Least Concern

AUTHOR(S)

(Microcarbo pygmaeus)

Animalia - Chordata - Aves - Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae - Microcarbo

Cormorants always struck the balance between graceful aquatic hunters and silly water-chickens. The pygmy one even more so; it's even kind of cute when it's all fluffed up!

Taken in

Bucharest, Romania

Idris Belabed

Taken in

Bucharest, Romania

Idris Belabed

Taken in

Bucharest, Romania

Idris Belabed

Taken in

Bucharest, Romania

Idris Belabed

RELATED.

Based on families & conservation levels.

Cormorants & Shags

Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Least Concern

species

Bar-Headed Goose
(Anser indicus)
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Barnacle Goose
(Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brambling
(Fringilla montifringilla)
Brant
(Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow
(Corvus corone)
Caspian Gull
(Larus cachinnans)
Cetti's Warbler
(Cettia cetti)
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Common Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Gull
(Larus canus)
Common Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Common Murre
(Uria aalge)
Common Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
Egyptian Goose
(Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Eurasian Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Eurasian Collared Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)
Eurasian Magpie
(Pica pica)
Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Teal
(Anas crecca)
Eurasian Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
European Oystercatcher
(Haematopus ostralegus)
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull
(Larus marinus)
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Great Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Hooded Crow
(Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Indian Peafowl
(Pavo cristatus)
Italian Sparrow
(Passer italiae)
Laughing Dove
(Spilopelia senegalensis)
Lesser Whitethroat
(Curruca curruca)
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Magellanic Penguin
(Spheniscus magellanicus)
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit
(Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
Ring-necked Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Rook
(Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin
(Riparia riparia)
Shelduck
(Tadorna tadorna)
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Stock Dove
(Columba oenas)
Syrian Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos syriacus)
Tree Pipit
(Anthus trivialis)
Tree Sparrow
(Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)
Western Jackdaw
(Coloeus monedula)
Western Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
Western Yellow Wagtail
(Motacilla flava)
Whiskered Tern
(Chlidonias hybrida)
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Yellow-legged Gull
(Larus michahellis)

Bar-Headed Goose
(Anser indicus)
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Barnacle Goose
(Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brambling
(Fringilla montifringilla)
Brant
(Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow
(Corvus corone)
Caspian Gull
(Larus cachinnans)
Cetti's Warbler
(Cettia cetti)
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Common Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Gull
(Larus canus)
Common Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Common Murre
(Uria aalge)
Common Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
Egyptian Goose
(Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Eurasian Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Eurasian Collared Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)
Eurasian Magpie
(Pica pica)
Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Teal
(Anas crecca)
Eurasian Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
European Oystercatcher
(Haematopus ostralegus)
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull
(Larus marinus)
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Great Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Hooded Crow
(Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Indian Peafowl
(Pavo cristatus)
Italian Sparrow
(Passer italiae)
Laughing Dove
(Spilopelia senegalensis)
Lesser Whitethroat
(Curruca curruca)
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Magellanic Penguin
(Spheniscus magellanicus)
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit
(Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
Ring-necked Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Rook
(Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin
(Riparia riparia)
Shelduck
(Tadorna tadorna)
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Stock Dove
(Columba oenas)
Syrian Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos syriacus)
Tree Pipit
(Anthus trivialis)
Tree Sparrow
(Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)
Western Jackdaw
(Coloeus monedula)
Western Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
Western Yellow Wagtail
(Motacilla flava)
Whiskered Tern
(Chlidonias hybrida)
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Yellow-legged Gull
(Larus michahellis)

Bar-Headed Goose
(Anser indicus)
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Barnacle Goose
(Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brambling
(Fringilla montifringilla)
Brant
(Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow
(Corvus corone)
Caspian Gull
(Larus cachinnans)
Cetti's Warbler
(Cettia cetti)
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Common Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Gull
(Larus canus)
Common Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Common Murre
(Uria aalge)
Common Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
Egyptian Goose
(Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Eurasian Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Eurasian Collared Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)
Eurasian Magpie
(Pica pica)
Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Teal
(Anas crecca)
Eurasian Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
European Oystercatcher
(Haematopus ostralegus)
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull
(Larus marinus)
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Great Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Hooded Crow
(Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Indian Peafowl
(Pavo cristatus)
Italian Sparrow
(Passer italiae)
Laughing Dove
(Spilopelia senegalensis)
Lesser Whitethroat
(Curruca curruca)
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Magellanic Penguin
(Spheniscus magellanicus)
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit
(Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
Ring-necked Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Rook
(Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin
(Riparia riparia)
Shelduck
(Tadorna tadorna)
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Stock Dove
(Columba oenas)
Syrian Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos syriacus)
Tree Pipit
(Anthus trivialis)
Tree Sparrow
(Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)
Western Jackdaw
(Coloeus monedula)
Western Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
Western Yellow Wagtail
(Motacilla flava)
Whiskered Tern
(Chlidonias hybrida)
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Yellow-legged Gull
(Larus michahellis)

Bar-Headed Goose
(Anser indicus)
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Barnacle Goose
(Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brambling
(Fringilla montifringilla)
Brant
(Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow
(Corvus corone)
Caspian Gull
(Larus cachinnans)
Cetti's Warbler
(Cettia cetti)
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Common Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Gull
(Larus canus)
Common Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Common Murre
(Uria aalge)
Common Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
Egyptian Goose
(Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Eurasian Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Eurasian Collared Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)
Eurasian Magpie
(Pica pica)
Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Teal
(Anas crecca)
Eurasian Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
European Oystercatcher
(Haematopus ostralegus)
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull
(Larus marinus)
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Great Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Hooded Crow
(Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Indian Peafowl
(Pavo cristatus)
Italian Sparrow
(Passer italiae)
Laughing Dove
(Spilopelia senegalensis)
Lesser Whitethroat
(Curruca curruca)
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Magellanic Penguin
(Spheniscus magellanicus)
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit
(Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
Ring-necked Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Rook
(Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin
(Riparia riparia)
Shelduck
(Tadorna tadorna)
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Stock Dove
(Columba oenas)
Syrian Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos syriacus)
Tree Pipit
(Anthus trivialis)
Tree Sparrow
(Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)
Western Jackdaw
(Coloeus monedula)
Western Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
Western Yellow Wagtail
(Motacilla flava)
Whiskered Tern
(Chlidonias hybrida)
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Yellow-legged Gull
(Larus michahellis)

RELATED.

RELATED.

RELATED.

Based on families & conservation levels.

Based on families & conservation levels.

Based on families & conservation levels.

Based on families & conservation levels.

More

Cormorants & Shags

Great Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Great Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Great Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Great Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax carbo)

More

Least Concern

species

species

Bar-Headed Goose

(Anser indicus)

Barn Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

Barnacle Goose

(Branta leucopsis)

Black-Headed Gull

(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Blackcap

(Sylvia atricapilla)

Blue Tit

(Cyanistes caeruleus)

Brambling

(Fringilla montifringilla)

Brant

(Branta bernicla)

Canada Goose

(Branta canadensis)

Carrion Crow

(Corvus corone)

Caspian Gull

(Larus cachinnans)

Cetti's Warbler

(Cettia cetti)

Chaffinch

(Fringilla coelebs)

Chiffchaff

(Phylloscopus collybita)

Common Buzzard

(Buteo buteo)

Common Cuckoo

(Cuculus canorus)

Common Gull

(Larus canus)

Common Kestrel

(Falco tinnunculus)

Common Murre

(Uria aalge)

Common Reed Warbler

(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

Common Tern

(Sterna hirundo)

Dunnock

(Prunella modularis)

Egyptian Goose

(Alopochen aegyptiaca)

Eurasian Blackbird

(Turdus merula)

Eurasian Collared Dove

(Streptopelia decaocto)

Eurasian Coot

(Fulica atra)

Eurasian Magpie

(Pica pica)

Eurasian Moorhen

(Gallinula chloropus)

Eurasian Teal

(Anas crecca)

Eurasian Wren