Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderSuliformes
FamilyPhalacrocoracidae (Corbs marins)
GenusPhalacrocorax (Typical Old World Cormorants)
SpeciesPhalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested Cormorant)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Los Haitises National Park

1 Verified records at Los Haitises National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. It is found near rivers and lakes and in coastal areas and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Measuring 70–90 cm (28–35 in) in length, it is entirely black except for a bare patch of orange-yellow facial skin and some extra plumage that it exhibits in the breeding season when it grows a double crest in which black feathers are mingled with white. Five subspecies are recognized. It mainly eats fish and hunts by swimming and diving. Its feathers, like all cormorants, are not waterproof, and it must dry them out after spending time in the water. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Los Haitises National Park

LC Endemic

Fregata magnificens

40–50% · Likely

Sula leucogaster

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Double-crested Cormorant at Los Haitises National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
3	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
4	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
5	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
6	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
7	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
8	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
9	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
13	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
14	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
15	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
16	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
17	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
18	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
21	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
23	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
26	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
27	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
28	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
29	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
35	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
36	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
40	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
43	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
44	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
45	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
46	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
47	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

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