---
title: "Corvo-marinho-pequeno"
description: "Microcarbo pygmaeus — Aves. The pygmy cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) is a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pygmy-cormorant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Corvo-marinho-pequeno

> Microcarbo pygmaeus — Aves. The pygmy cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) is a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds.

- Scientific name: *Microcarbo pygmaeus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 10640
- Wikidata: [Q244319](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244319)
- iNaturalist taxon: [979813](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979813)

## Names

- en: Pygmy Cormorant
- de: Zwergscharbe
- es: Cormorán pigmeo
- fr: Cormoran pygmée
- it: Microcarbo pygmeus
- nl: Dwergaalscholver
- pt: Corvo-marinho-pequeno
- pl: Kormoran mały

## Countries with the most observations

IT (3153), GR (1167), RO (624), TR (583), AT (499), RU (414), IL (371), RS (325), HR (314), ME (300), HU (260), DE (239)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_cormorant

## Photo

![Corvo-marinho-pequeno](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pygmy-cormorant/medium.jpg)

Photo: luckilucki · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266551303

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pygmy-cormorant?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).