Magellanic Cormorant

Magellanic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax magellanicus

50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Península Valdés

Closest Relatives at Península Valdés

Neotropic Cormorant

Neotropic Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

70–80% · Very likely
Imperial Shag
LC Endemic

Imperial Shag

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucocarbo atriceps

60–70% · Likely
Leucocarbo albiventer

Leucocarbo albiventer

Bird

Leucocarbo albiventer

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
60–70
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
70–80
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 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
2 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
3 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Magellanic Cormorant in Península Valdés?

About 57% of visitor-days record a Magellanic Cormorant sighting in Península Valdés, based on 197 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Magellanic Cormorant in Península Valdés?

November has the highest sighting rate for Magellanic Cormorant in Península Valdés in our monthly data.

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