Indian Cormorant
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Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Yala National Park
398 Verified records at Yala National Park
February 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Cormorant sighting in Yala National Park, based on 398 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

10–20% · With luck
Little Cormorant
LC

Little Cormorant

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Microcarbo niger

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Darter
LC

Oriental Darter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anhinga melanogaster

60–70% · Likely
Lesser Frigatebird
LC Endemic

Lesser Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata ariel

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Yala National Park?

About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Cormorant sighting in Yala National Park, based on 398 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Indian Cormorant in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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