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Armenian Name: | Փոքր ձկնկուլ |
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Species Status: | Endangered Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 2 for Pygmy Cormorant and other similar species
Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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Abundance: | Common |
Length: | 45-55 cm, Wing Span:80-90 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 9. |
Adult (Breeding): | Head and neck dark brown to nearly black. Scattered white feathers over head, neck, back, and uppertail coverts. |
Adult (Non-breeding): | Head, neck, and breast dark brown. Variable amount of white on throat and around eyes. |
Juvenile: | Brownish-gray separating pale chin and belly. |
Behavior: | Usually found near shore perched upright on reeds or dead trees. |
Habitat: | Lakes, marshes, rivers, and fish ponds with emergent vegetation. |
Food: | Fish. |
Nest: | Colonial; mound of reeds in emergent vegetation. |
Eggs: | 47 mm, 4-6, white with blue tint. |