Crowned Cormorant
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Crowned Cormorant

Microcarbo coronatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
299 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate

The crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) or kuifkopduiker, 'Fringe-head diver', is a small cormorant that is endemic to the waters of the cold Benguela Current of southern Africa. It is an exclusively coastal species and is not found more than 10 km (6 mi) away from land. This species is related to the reed cormorant, and was formerly considered to the same species. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Cormorant sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 299 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

Long-tailed Cormorant
LC

Long-tailed Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcarbo africanus

<5% · Rare
Cape Cormorant
EN

Cape Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax capensis

30–40% · Possible
Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

30–40% · Possible
Bank Cormorant
EN

Bank Cormorant

Bird

Phalacrocorax neglectus

<5% · Rare
Cape Gannet
EN

Cape Gannet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Morus capensis

5–10% · Rare
African Darter
LC

African Darter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anhinga rufa

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Crowned Cormorant are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

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 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crowned Cormorant in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Cormorant sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 299 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crowned Cormorant in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Cormorant in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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