Pelagic Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

About 37% of visitor-days record a Pelagic Cormorant sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 971 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pelagic Cormorant in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Pelagic Cormorant in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.

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