Genus

Lesser Cormorants

Microcarbo

5 species in our catalog · found in 111 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Microcarbo niger

Microcarbo africanus

Microcarbo pygmaeus

Microcarbo melanoleucos

40–50% · Likely

Microcarbo coronatus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

30–40

Aug

30–40

Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Lesser Cormorants

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	70–80%
	Little Cormorant			70–80%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	60–70%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			60–70%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	50–60%
	Little Cormorant			50–60%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	50–60%
	Pygmy Cormorant			50–60%
5	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	50–60%
	Little Cormorant			50–60%
6	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	50–60%
	Little Cormorant			50–60%
7	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	50–60%
	Little Cormorant			50–60%
8	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	50–60%
	Little Cormorant			50–60%
9	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	50–60%
	Little Cormorant			50–60%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	50–60%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			50–60%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	50–60%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			50–60%
12	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	40–50%
	Little Cormorant			40–50%
13	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	40–50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			40–50%
14	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	40–50%
	Little Pied Cormorant			40–50%
15	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	40–50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			40–50%
16	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	40–50%
	Little Pied Cormorant			40–50%
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	40–50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			40–50%
	Crowned Cormorant			Insufficient data
18	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	40–50%
	Little Pied Cormorant			40–50%
19	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	40–50%
	Little Cormorant			40–50%
20	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	30–40%
	Little Cormorant			30–40%
21	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	30–40%
	Little Pied Cormorant			30–40%
22	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	30–40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			30–40%
23	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	30–40%
	Little Cormorant			30–40%
24	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	30–40%
	Pygmy Cormorant			30–40%
25	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	30–40%
	Little Cormorant			30–40%
26	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	30–40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			30–40%
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	30–40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			30–40%
28	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	30–40%
	Little Cormorant			30–40%
29	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	30–40%
	Little Cormorant			30–40%
30	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	30–40%
	Little Cormorant			30–40%
31	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	30–40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			30–40%
32	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	30–40%
	Little Pied Cormorant			30–40%
33	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	30–40%
	Little Pied Cormorant			30–40%
34	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	30–40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			30–40%
35	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	30–40%
	Little Pied Cormorant			30–40%
36	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	30–40%
	Little Cormorant			30–40%
37	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	20–30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			20–30%
38	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	20–30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			20–30%
39	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	20–30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			20–30%
40	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	20–30%
	Little Cormorant			20–30%
41	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	20–30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			20–30%
42	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	20–30%
	Crowned Cormorant			20–30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
43	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	20–30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			20–30%
44	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	20–30%
	Crowned Cormorant			10–20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			10–20%
45	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	20–30%
	Little Cormorant			20–30%
46	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	20–30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			20–30%
47	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	20–30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			20–30%
48	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	20–30%
	Little Cormorant			20–30%
49	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	20–30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			20–30%
50	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	20–30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			20–30%
51	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			10–20%
52	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			10–20%
53	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			10–20%
54	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	10–20%
	Pygmy Cormorant			10–20%
55	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			10–20%
56	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			10–20%
57	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			10–20%
58	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			10–20%
59	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			10–20%
60	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	10–20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			10–20%
61	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			10–20%
62	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			10–20%
63	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			10–20%
64	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			10–20%
65	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	5–10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			5–10%
66	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	5–10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			5–10%
67	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	5–10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			5–10%
68	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Little Cormorant			5–10%
69	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			5–10%
70	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			5–10%
71	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	5–10%
	Little Cormorant			5–10%
72	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
73	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
74	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
75	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
76	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
77	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
78	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
79	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
80	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
81	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
82	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
83	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
84	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
85	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
86	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
87	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Pygmy Cormorant			Insufficient data
88	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			Insufficient data
89	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
90	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
91	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
92	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
93	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
94	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Pygmy Cormorant			<5%
95	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
96	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
97	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
98	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
99	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
100	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
101	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
102	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
103	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Little Cormorant			Insufficient data
104	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
105	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
106	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
107	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			Insufficient data
108	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
109	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			Insufficient data
110	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Pygmy Cormorant			<5%
111	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Pygmy Cormorant			Insufficient data

Lesser Cormorants

Species in this group

Little Cormorant

Long-tailed Cormorant

Pygmy Cormorant

Little Pied Cormorant

Crowned Cormorant

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Lesser Cormorants

Parks Ranked