Australian Pied Cormorant
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Australian Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
58 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Australian pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius), also known as the pied cormorant, pied shag, or great pied cormorant, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. It is found around the coasts of Australasia. In New Zealand, it is usually known either as the pied shag or by its Māori name of kāruhiruhi. Older sources may refer to it as the "yellow-faced cormorant". Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Pied Cormorant sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

Little Black Cormorant
LC

Little Black Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

5–10% · With luck
Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

<5% · Rare
Little Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Little Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcarbo melanoleucos

<5% · Rare
Australasian Gannet
LC

Australasian Gannet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Morus serrator

Insufficient data
Brown Booby
LC

Brown Booby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sula leucogaster

Insufficient data
Australian Darter
LC

Australian Darter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anhinga novaehollandiae

Insufficient data
Lesser Frigatebird
LC Endemic

Lesser Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata ariel

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
3 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
4 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
6 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
8 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
9 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
16 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
17 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
18 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
19 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
20 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Australian Pied Cormorant in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Pied Cormorant sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Australian Pied Cormorant in Ningaloo Marine Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Australian Pied Cormorant in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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