Bigua cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderSuliformes (Gannets, Cormorants, and Allies)
FamilyPhalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
GenusPhalacrocorax (Typical Old World Cormorants)
SpeciesPhalacrocorax brasilianus (Bigua cormorant)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tikal National Park

2 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

33,496 Verified sightings across all 99 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Bigua cormorant

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. In Peru, the neotropic cormorant is used by the Uru people for fishing.

The neotropic cormorant was documented in 1658 by the Dutch naturalist Willem Piso after travels in Brazil. This formed the basis for the formal description and naming of the species by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789. He placed it with the petrels in the genus Procellaria and coined the binomial name Procellaria brasiliana. Many authors preferred to use Alexander von Humboldt's 1805 description of Pelecanus olivaceus because the identity of Piso's birds was considered uncertain. Later, ornithological... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

LC Endemic

Fregata magnificens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Anhinga anhinga

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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	Daily sighting probability
1	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~80%
2	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	~80%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
5	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~40%
6	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~40%
7	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
8	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~40%
9	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	~40%
10	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~30%
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
13	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
14	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~30%
15	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
16	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
17	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	~30%
18	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
19	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
20	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
21	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
22	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
23	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
24	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
25	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
26	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
27	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
28	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
29	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
30	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
31	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
32	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
33	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
34	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
35	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
36	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
37	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
38	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
39	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
40	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
41	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
42	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
43	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
44	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
45	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
46	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
47	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
48	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
49	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
50	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
51	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
52	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
53	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
54	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
55	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
56	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
58	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
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	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
73	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
74	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
75	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<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	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
98	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
99	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Bigua cormorant

About the Bigua cormorant

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Magnificent Frigatebird

Anhinga

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found