Little Cormorant
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Little Cormorant

Microcarbo niger

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Bandipur National Park
116 Verified records at Bandipur National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The little cormorant (Microcarbo niger) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. Slightly smaller than the Indian cormorant it lacks a peaked head and has a shorter beak. It is widely distributed across the Indian subcontinent and extends east to Java, where it is sometimes called the Javanese cormorant. It forages singly or sometimes in loose groups in lowland freshwater bodies, including small ponds, large lakes, streams and sometimes coastal estuaries. Like other cormorants, it is often found perched on a waterside rock with its wings spread out after coming out of the water. The entire body is black in the breeding season but the plumage is brownish, and the throat has a small whitish patch in the non-breeding season. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Little Cormorant sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park

Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

40–50% · Likely
Indian Cormorant
LC

Indian Cormorant

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Darter
LC

Oriental Darter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anhinga melanogaster

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
80–90
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
6 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
9 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
11 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
12 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
13 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
14 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
15 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
16 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
17 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
18 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
19 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
20 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
21 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
22 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
23 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
24 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
25 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
26 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
27 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
28 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
29 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Cormorant in Bandipur National Park?

About 58% of wildlife watchers report a Little Cormorant sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Cormorant in Bandipur National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Little Cormorant in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.

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