Cape Cormorant

Cape Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

Great Cormorant
LC

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

30–40% · Possible
Bank Cormorant
EN

Bank Cormorant

Bird

Phalacrocorax neglectus

<5% · Rare
Crowned Cormorant
LC

Crowned Cormorant

Bird

Microcarbo coronatus

20–30% · Possible
Long-tailed Cormorant
LC

Long-tailed Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcarbo africanus

<5% · Rare
Cape Gannet
EN

Cape Gannet

Bird

Morus capensis

0–10% · Rare
African Darter
LC

African Darter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anhinga rufa

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
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 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Cormorant in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Cape Cormorant sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 485 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Cormorant in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Cape Cormorant in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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