Long-tailed Cormorant

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Nairobi National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
3 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
6 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
9 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
11 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
20–30%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
13 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
20 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
24 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
25 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
26 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
29 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
30 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
32 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
33 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
34 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
35 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
36 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
37 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
38 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
39 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Cormorant in Nairobi National Park?

About 60% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Cormorant sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 759 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Cormorant in Nairobi National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Cormorant in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.

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