Long-tailed Cormorant

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
3	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
4	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
5	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	30–40%
9	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
10	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
11	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	30–40%
12	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
13	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	20–30%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
16	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
18	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
19	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
20	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
21	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	10–20%
22	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
23	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
24	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
25	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
26	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5–10%
27	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
28	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
29	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
30	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
31	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
32	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
33	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
34	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
35	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
37	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
38	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	<5%
39	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
40	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
41	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
42	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
43	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
44	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
45	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
46	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
47	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
48	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
49	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Cormorant in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Cormorant sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 335 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Cormorant in Lake Nakuru National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Cormorant in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.