Pygmy Cormorant
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Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park
21 Verified records at Bavarian Forest National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pygmy cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) is a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds. It breeds in south-eastern Europe and south-western Asia. It is partially migratory, with northern populations wintering further south, mostly within its breeding range. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Cormorant sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
7 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pygmy Cormorant in Bavarian Forest National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Cormorant sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pygmy Cormorant in Bavarian Forest National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Pygmy Cormorant in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.

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