Genus

Lesser Cormorants

Microcarbo

5 species in our catalog · found in 120 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderSuliformes (Gannets, Cormorants, and Allies)
FamilyPhalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
GenusMicrocarbo (Lesser Cormorants)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Microcarbo niger

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Microcarbo africanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Microcarbo pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Microcarbo melanoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Microcarbo coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Lesser Cormorants

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~80%
	Little Cormorant			~80%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~60%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~60%
	Pygmy Cormorant			~60%
5	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
6	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
7	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
8	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
9	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
12	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
13	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
14	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~50%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~50%
15	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
16	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~50%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~50%
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
	Crowned Cormorant			Insufficient data
18	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~40%
19	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
20	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
21	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~40%
22	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
23	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
24	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~40%
	Pygmy Cormorant			~40%
25	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
26	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
28	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
29	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
30	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
31	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
32	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~30%
33	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~30%
34	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~30%
35	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~30%
36	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~30%
37	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
38	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~30%
39	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~30%
40	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~30%
41	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
42	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~30%
43	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
44	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~30%
	Crowned Cormorant			~20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
45	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~30%
46	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Crowned Cormorant			~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
47	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Little Cormorant			~20%
48	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
49	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~20%
50	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~20%
	Little Cormorant			~20%
51	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~20%
52	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
53	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
54	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~20%
55	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
56	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~20%
	Pygmy Cormorant			~20%
57	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Little Cormorant			~20%
58	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
59	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
60	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
61	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
62	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
63	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
64	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
65	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
66	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
67	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
68	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
69	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
70	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
71	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
72	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Little Cormorant			~10%
73	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
74	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Little Cormorant			Insufficient data
75	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
76	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Little Cormorant			~10%
77	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
78	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
79	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
80	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
81	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
82	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
83	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
84	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
85	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
86	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
87	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
88	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
89	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
90	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			Insufficient data
91	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
92	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
93	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
94	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Pygmy Cormorant			Insufficient data
95	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			Insufficient data
96	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
97	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
98	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
99	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
100	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
101	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Pygmy Cormorant			<5%
102	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
103	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
104	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
105	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
106	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
107	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
108	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			Insufficient data
109	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
110	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
111	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			Insufficient data
112	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
113	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
114	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
115	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			Insufficient data
116	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
117	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
118	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Pygmy Cormorant			<5%
119	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			Insufficient data
120	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Pygmy Cormorant			Insufficient data

Lesser Cormorants

Species in this group

Little Cormorant

Long-tailed Cormorant

Pygmy Cormorant

Little Pied Cormorant

Crowned Cormorant

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Lesser Cormorants

Parks Ranked