Evidence found
1,556 records across 28 countries and territories, 1933–2026.
Microcarbo pygmaeus · GBIF taxon key 10095118
Where has the Pygmy cormorant been recorded?
Microcarbo pygmaeus occurrence evidence comes from 1,556 records in 28 countries and territories, from 1933 to 2026. Most records come from Belgium.
- 1,556 records
- 28 places
- 24 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: January.
11 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19332026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Pygmy cormorant has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Pygmy cormorant. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 851 | |
| Sweden | 351 | |
| Albania | 93 | |
| Italy | 63 | |
| Austria | 55 | |
| Bulgaria | 28 | |
| Greece | 13 | |
| Israel | 12 | |
| Türkiye | 12 | |
| Czechia | 11 | |
| Romania | 10 | |
| Croatia | 8 | |
| Montenegro | 8 | |
| Hungary | 7 | |
| Iraq | 7 | |
| France | 4 | |
| Slovenia | 4 | |
| Germany | 3 | |
| Spain | 3 | |
| North Macedonia | 3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | |
| Russia | 2 | |
| Armenia | 1 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | |
| Iran | 1 | |
| Jordan | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Phalacrocoracidae.
Great Cormorant
1,066,924 records
European Shag
60,602 records
Double-crested Cormorant
30,479 records
Neotropic Cormorant
4,362 records
Little Pied Cormorant
1,514 records
Little Cormorant
1,144 records
Little Black Cormorant
613 records
Pied Cormorant
562 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.