Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Celestún Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
30–40
Apr
60–70
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
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 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 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
7 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
8 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
9 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
10 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
11 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
12 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
13 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
20–30%
14 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
15 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
16 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
17 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
18 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
19 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
20 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
21 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
22 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
23 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
24 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
25 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
26 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
27 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
28 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
35 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
39 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
42 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
43 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
44 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
45 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
46 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Double-crested Cormorant in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?

About 65% of visitor-days record a Double-crested Cormorant sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 986 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Double-crested Cormorant in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Double-crested Cormorant in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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