Australian Pied Cormorant

Australian Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kakadu National Park

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

Little Black Cormorant
LC

Little Black Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

10–20% · Possible
Great Cormorant
LC

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

Insufficient data
Little Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Little Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcarbo melanoleucos

40–50% · Likely
Australian Darter
LC

Australian Darter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anhinga novaehollandiae

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
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 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 Kakadu National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Australian Pied Cormorant sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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