Little Pied Cormorant
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Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
9 Verified records at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The little pied cormorant, little shag or little pied shag (Microcarbo melanoleucos) (Māori: kawaupaka) is a common species of Australasian waterbird, found around the coasts, islands, estuaries, and inland waters of Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Timor-Leste and Indonesia, and around the islands of the south-western Pacific and the subantarctic. It is a small short-billed cormorant usually black above and white below with a yellow bill and small crest, although a mostly black white-throated form predominates in New Zealand. Three subspecies are recognised. Until recently, most authorities referred to this species as Phalacrocorax melanoleucos. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pied Cormorant sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Little Black Cormorant
LC

Little Black Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
4 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
5 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
7 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
8 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
9 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
10 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
11 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
12 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
13 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
14 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
15 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
16 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
17 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
18 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
19 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
20 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
21 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
22 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
23 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
24 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
25 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
26 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
27 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Pied Cormorant in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pied Cormorant sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Pied Cormorant in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Little Pied Cormorant in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in our monthly data.

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