Pygmy Cormorant

Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
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 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
7 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pygmy Cormorant in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Pygmy Cormorant sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pygmy Cormorant in Wadden Sea National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Pygmy Cormorant in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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