Magellanic Cormorant

Magellanic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax magellanicus

50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Península Valdés
197 Verified records at Península Valdés
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rock shag (Leucocarbo magellanicus), also known as the Magellanic cormorant, is a marine cormorant found around the southernmost coasts of South America. Its breeding range is from around Valdivia, Chile, south to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego, and north to Punta Tombo in Argentina. In winter it is seen further north, with individuals reaching as far as Santiago, Chile on the west coast and Uruguay on the east. The birds also breed around the coasts of the Falkland Islands. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Magellanic Cormorant sighting in Península Valdés, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Península Valdés

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Bigua cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

70–80% · Very likely
Imperial Shag
LC Endemic

Imperial Shag

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucocarbo atriceps

60–70% · Likely
Leucocarbo albiventer

Leucocarbo albiventer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucocarbo albiventer

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
60–70
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
70–80
Nov
50–60
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 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
2 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
3 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Magellanic Cormorant in Península Valdés?

About 57% of wildlife watchers report a Magellanic Cormorant sighting in Península Valdés, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Magellanic Cormorant in Península Valdés?

November has the highest sighting rate for Magellanic Cormorant in Península Valdés in our monthly data.

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