Great Cormorant
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Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Nairobi National Park
411 Verified records at Nairobi National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), also known as just cormorant in Britain, as black shag or kawau in New Zealand, formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in much of the Old World, Australasia, and the Atlantic coast of North America. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Cormorant sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 411 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

Long-tailed Cormorant
LC

Long-tailed Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcarbo africanus

60–70% · Likely
African Darter
LC

African Darter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anhinga rufa

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
50–60%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
6 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
7 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
8 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
40–50%
9 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
10 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
12 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
13 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
15 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
30–40%
16 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
17 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
18 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
19 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
20 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
21 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
22 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
23 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
24 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
20–30%
25 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
26 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
27 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
28 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
29 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
30 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
31 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
20–30%
32 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
33 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
34 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
35 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
36 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
20–30%
37 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
38 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
39 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
40 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
41 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
42 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
43 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
44 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
45 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
46 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
47 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
48 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
49 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
50 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
51 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
52 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
53 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
54 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
55 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
56 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
57 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
58 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
59 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
60 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
61 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
62 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
63 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
64 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
65 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
66 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
67 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
5–10%
68 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
69 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
70 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
71 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
72 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
73 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
74 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
75 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
76 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
77 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
78 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
79 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
80 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
81 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
82 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
83 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
84 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
85 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
86 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
87 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
88 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
89 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
90 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
91 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
92 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
93 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
94 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
95 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
96 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
97 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
98 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
99 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
100 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
101 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
102 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
103 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
104 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
105 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
106 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
107 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
108 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
109 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
110 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
111 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
112 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
113 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
114 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
115 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
116 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Cormorant in Nairobi National Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Great Cormorant sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 411 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Cormorant in Nairobi National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Great Cormorant in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.

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