Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilyPhalacrocoracidae (Corbs marins)
- GenusPhalacrocorax (Typical Old World Cormorants)
- SpeciesPhalacrocorax pelagicus (Pelagic Cormorant)
Closest Relatives at Kenai Fjords National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pelagic Cormorant in Kenai Fjords National Park?
About 71% of visitor-days record a Pelagic Cormorant sighting in Kenai Fjords National Park, based on 525 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pelagic Cormorant in Kenai Fjords National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Pelagic Cormorant in Kenai Fjords National Park in our monthly data.