Guanay Cormorant
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilyPhalacrocoracidae (Corbs marins)
- GenusLeucocarbo (Blue-eyed Shags and allies)
- SpeciesLeucocarbo bougainvilliorum (Guanay Cormorant)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla 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 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Guanay Cormorant in Machalilla National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Guanay Cormorant sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 62 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Guanay Cormorant in Machalilla National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Guanay Cormorant in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.