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Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus

The Pygmy Cormorant is a small, black bird that loves to swim and dive for fish. It has a cute, fluffy appearance and can often be seen perched on branches near water.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Pygmy Cormorant is a small, slender waterbird with glossy black plumage and a long tail. It has a short neck and a distinctive small yellow bill, often showing a white chin patch during breeding season.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAvesOrdenSuliformesFamiliaPhalacrocoracidaeGéneroMicrocarbo

Pygmy Cormorant

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Baby Pygmy Cormorants hatch completely naked and are fed by both parents!

Sometimes, they use their wings to help propel themselves underwater while hunting!

The Pygmy Cormorant is the smallest cormorant species in the entire world!

Unlike most cormorants, they prefer freshwater lakes and slow-moving rivers!

Habilidades especiales

Pygmy Cormorant can chase fish underwater because its specially adapted eyes help it see clearly in murky water.

Pygmy Cormorant has feathers that get wet easily, which helps them dive effortlessly to catch prey deep below the surface.

Pygmy Cormorant can build strong nests high in waterside trees and bushes, providing safe nurseries for their chicks.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 45-55 cm
Envergadura: 60-90 cm
Peso: 0.25-0.4 kg
Esperanza de vida: 8-10 años
Top Speed: 45 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 4-6
Incubación: 27-30 días

Dieta y alimentación

These expert underwater hunters primarily feast on small fish, but will also snack on insects and amphibians!

Alimentos principales

Small fish
Frogs
Tadpoles
Aquatic insects

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Prussian Carp

Carassius gibelio

A primary food source in its freshwater habitats.

eaten by

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Larger raptors occasionally prey on adult cormorants.

eaten by

European Otter

Lutra lutra

Otters may opportunistically prey on eggs or chicks.

shelters

White Willow

Salix alba

Nests are often built in the branches of waterside trees.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Filtrador

Los filtradores obtienen nutrientes filtrando partículas de alimentos suspendidos y pequeños organismos del agua.

Piscívoro

Los organismos piscívoros son animales que subsisten principalmente de una dieta a base de peces.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.