Bird
Pygmy cormorant
Microcarbo pygmaeus · Phalacrocoracidae · Suliformes
Best monthsJan · May · Decmost records
Records149,725in 41 countries
Most seen inIsrael25,400 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Pygmy cormorant in brief
The pygmy cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) is a bird of the Phalacrocoracidae family.
Across the 41 countries we cover it has 149,725 published records, most of them from Israel, Italy and Türkiye. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, May and December and fall to their lowest in June and November.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Israel25,400 records · best Aug, Sep
Italy22,054 records · best Jan, Dec
Türkiye19,736 records · best Jan, Feb
Greece12,823 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria12,309 records · best Jan, Sep
Serbia10,732 records · best Jan, Dec
Romania6,655 records · best May, Aug
Hungary5,748 records · best May, Jul
Netherlands5,722 records · best Jan, Jul
Croatia4,609 records · best Aug, Sep
Germany2,777 records · best Aug, Sep
Austria2,167 records · best May, Aug
Slovenia2,109 records · best Aug, Jul
Czechia1,949 records · best Sep, Jul
Montenegro1,924 records · best Jul, May
Albania1,869 records · best Oct, Sep
Azerbaijan1,524 records · best Nov, Mar
Iran1,404 records · best Jan, Nov
North Macedonia1,044 records · best Aug, Jun
Slovakia1,014 records · best Aug, Jan
Armenia935 records · best May, Apr
Georgia848 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine633 records · best Jan, Aug
Poland621 records · best Aug, Jul
Bosnia and Herzegovina605 records · best Aug, Oct
Switzerland541 records · best Oct, Jan
Uzbekistan390 records · best May, Apr
Kazakhstan342 records · best May, Jun
Iraq333 records · best Aug, Feb
Kyrgyzstan329 records · best Dec, Feb
Kosovo219 records · best Jul, Mar
Moldova142 records · best Aug, Apr
Jordan82 records · best Mar, Apr
Tajikistan37 records · best Mar, Nov
Palestine31 records · best Jan, Feb
Cyprus20 records · best Sep, Jul
Turkmenistan16 records · best May, Nov
Lithuania11 records · best Jul, Aug
Syria10 records · best Apr, Mar
Luxembourg7 records · best Aug, Jan
Lebanon4 records · best Jan, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Phalacrocoracidae family
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Great Cormorant/European Shag
Phalacrocorax carbo