Little Black Cormorant
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Little Black Cormorant

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

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

The little black cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It is common in smaller rivers and lakes throughout most areas of Australia and northern New Zealand, where it is known as the little black shag. It is around sixty centimetres long, and is all black with blue-green eyes. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Black Cormorant sighting in Tongariro National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tongariro National Park

Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

20–30% · Possible
Australian Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Australian Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax varius

Insufficient data
Little Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Little Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcarbo melanoleucos

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Black Cormorant in Tongariro National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Little Black Cormorant sighting in Tongariro National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Black Cormorant in Tongariro National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Little Black Cormorant in Tongariro National Park in our monthly data.

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