Pelagic Cormorant

Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park

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	70–80%
2	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pelagic Cormorant in Olympic National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Pelagic Cormorant sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 7066 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pelagic Cormorant in Olympic National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Pelagic Cormorant in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.