Burung laut (Seabirds)
Pygmy Cormorant
Microcarbo pygmaeus
- tidak umum
- 45 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Europe's smallest cormorant haunts inland rivers and reed beds, not the open sea.
- Populasi
- ~45,000–140,000 individuals globally; European breeding population separately estimated at 37,600–50,400 pairs (75,100–101,000 mature individuals); overall trend increasing
- Habitat
- Freshwater wetlands with abundant vegetation — pools, lakes, marshes, and river deltas, plus rice fields and flooded areas with trees/shrubs for nesting; avoids mountainous, cold, or arid regions; winters on more saline waters, estuaries, and reservoirs
- Fakta menarik
- The Pygmy Cormorant is the smallest member of the cormorant family (Phalacrocoracidae), with its largest breeding colony — roughly 4,000 pairs — found in Romania's Danube Delta.
- Sebaran
- Breeds from southeastern Europe (notably the Danube Delta) and Turkey east through the Aral Sea region to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, south to Israel/Iran and Iraq; northern populations are partial migrants, wintering further south across the Balkans, Turkey, Cyprus, and the Middle East
- Makanan
- Mainly small fish (up to about 15 cm long, ~15 g), caught by diving and underwater pursuit, supplemented occasionally with other aquatic animals and molluscs
- Ukuran
- 0,5 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,85 m
- Masa hidup
- 5,1 tahun
