Microcarbo pygmaeus
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Half the bulk of a great cormorant, roughly duck-sized on the water
Short thick bill with a small rounded head, lacking the long hook-tipped bill of great cormorant
Tail long relative to the body, giving a small-headed, long-tailed flight silhouette
In breeding plumage the head and neck are dark chestnut-brown and the body is flecked with fine white spots
Perches among reed stems and willow branches, while great cormorant sits on posts, buoys and rocks in open water
