Pygmy Cormorant

Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Kiskunság National Park

Closest Relatives at Kiskunság National Park

Great Cormorant
LC

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
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 Kiskunság National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Pygmy Cormorant sighting in Kiskunság National Park, based on 193 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

April has the highest sighting rate for Pygmy Cormorant in Kiskunság National Park in our monthly data.

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