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Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus

Least Concern
Envergadura
40,2 cm
Peso
693,3333333333334 g
Familia
Phalacrocoracidae
Orden
Suliformes

Acerca de

45–55 cm. Small; dark brown with chestnut head and neck in breeding; pale yellow throat. Resident across eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia in freshwater lakes and rivers. Vulnerable; declining due to wetland degradation. Feeds on small fish by diving.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 40,2 cm 15.8 in
Peso 693,3333333333334 g 24.46 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 27-30 days. Fledging: 70 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-8

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Suliformes (Piqueros y Cormoranes)
Familia Phalacrocoracidae (Cormoranes)
Genus Microcarbo
Especies Microcarbo pygmaeus

Distribution

Pygmy Cormorant has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Pygmy Cormorant endangered?
The Pygmy Cormorant has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Pygmy Cormorant nest?
Nest type: PL. Incubation: 27-30 days. Fledging: 70 days.
How big is the Pygmy Cormorant?
The Pygmy Cormorant has a wingspan of 40.2 cm, weight of 693.3333333333334 g.
What order and family does the Pygmy Cormorant belong to?
The Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) belongs to the order Suliformes and the family Phalacrocoracidae.

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