Bigua cormorant

Bigua cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Pico Bonito National Park
37 Verified records at Pico Bonito National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The neotropic cormorant or olivaceous cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the United States south through Mexico and Central America to southern South America, where it is called by the indigenous name of biguá. It also breeds in the Bahamas, Cuba, and Trinidad. It can be found both on coasts (including some mangrove areas) and in inland waters. There are at least two subspecies: N. b. mexicanum from Nicaragua northwards and N. b. brasilianum further south. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Bigua cormorant sighting in Pico Bonito National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pico Bonito National Park

Magnificent Frigatebird
LC Endemic

Magnificent Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata magnificens

<5% · Rare
Anhinga
LC

Anhinga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anhinga anhinga

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
70–80%
2 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
70–80%
3 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
4 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
5 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
6 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
7 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
8 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
40–50%
9 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
30–40%
10 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
11 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
30–40%
12 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
13 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
14 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
20–30%
15 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
16 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
17 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
20–30%
18 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
19 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
20 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
20–30%
21 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
22 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
23 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
24 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
25 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
26 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
27 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
28 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
29 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
30 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
31 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
32 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
33 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
34 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
35 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
36 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
37 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
38 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
39 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
40 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
41 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
42 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
43 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
44 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
45 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
46 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
47 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
48 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
49 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
50 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
51 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
52 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
53 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
54 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
55 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
56 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
57 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
58 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
59 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
60 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
61 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
62 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
64 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
65 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
66 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
67 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
68 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
69 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
70 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
71 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
72 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
73 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
74 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
75 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
76 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
77 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
78 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
79 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
80 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
81 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
82 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
83 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
84 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
85 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
86 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
87 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
88 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
89 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
90 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
91 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
92 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
93 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
94 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
95 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
96 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
97 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
98 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bigua cormorant in Pico Bonito National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bigua cormorant sighting in Pico Bonito National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bigua cormorant in Pico Bonito National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Bigua cormorant in Pico Bonito National Park in our monthly data.

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