Little Pied Cormorant
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Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Daintree National Park
762 Verified records at Daintree National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The little pied cormorant, little shag or little pied shag (Microcarbo melanoleucos) (Māori: kawaupaka) is a common species of Australasian waterbird, found around the coasts, islands, estuaries, and inland waters of Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Timor-Leste and Indonesia, and around the islands of the south-western Pacific and the subantarctic. It is a small short-billed cormorant usually black above and white below with a yellow bill and small crest, although a mostly black white-throated form predominates in New Zealand. Three subspecies are recognised. Until recently, most authorities referred to this species as Phalacrocorax melanoleucos. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pied Cormorant sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 762 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Little Black Cormorant
LC

Little Black Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

10–20% · With luck
Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

<5% · Rare
Australian Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Australian Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax varius

<5% · Rare
Australian Darter
LC

Australian Darter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anhinga novaehollandiae

30–40% · Possible
Brown Booby
LC

Brown Booby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sula leucogaster

<5% · Rare
Lesser Frigatebird
LC Endemic

Lesser Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata ariel

Insufficient data
Great Frigatebird
LC

Great Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata minor

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
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 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
4 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
5 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
7 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
8 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
9 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
10 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
11 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
12 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
13 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
14 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
15 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
16 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
17 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
18 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
19 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
20 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
21 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
22 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
23 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
24 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
25 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
26 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
27 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pied Cormorant sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 762 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Little Pied Cormorant in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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