Australian Pied Cormorant

Australian Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Fiordland National Park

Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park

Great Cormorant
LC

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Shag
LC Endemic

Spotted Shag

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax punctatus

10–20% · With luck
Little Black Cormorant
LC

Little Black Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

<5% · Rare
Little Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Little Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcarbo melanoleucos

30–40% · Possible
Bronze Shag
VU Endemic

Bronze Shag

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucocarbo chalconotus

<5% · Rare
Australasian Gannet
LC

Australasian Gannet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Morus serrator

0–10% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
3 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
4 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
6 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
7 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
15 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
16 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
17 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
18 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
19 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Australian Pied Cormorant in Fiordland National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Australian Pied Cormorant sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 249 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Australian Pied Cormorant in Fiordland National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Australian Pied Cormorant in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.

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