Indian Cormorant
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Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Periyar National Park
123 Verified records at Periyar National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian cormorant or Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) is a member of the cormorant family. It is found mainly along the inland waters of the Indian subcontinent but extends west to Sind and east to Thailand and Cambodia. It is a gregarious species that can be easily distinguished from the similar sized little cormorant by its blue eyes, small head with a sloping forehead and a long narrow bill ending in a hooked tip. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Cormorant sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

30–40% · Possible
Little Cormorant
LC

Little Cormorant

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Microcarbo niger

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Darter
LC

Oriental Darter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anhinga melanogaster

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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
60–70%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
14 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
15 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Cormorant in Periyar National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Cormorant sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Cormorant in Periyar National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Indian Cormorant in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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