Where to see
Phalacrocorax varius
Rottnest Island leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Australian Pied Cormorant during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rottnest Island
In Rottnest Island, Australia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Pied Cormorant sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Noosa National Park and more
After Rottnest Island, the next-best odds of seeing an Australian Pied Cormorant are in Noosa National Park (Australia, about 40%), Rakiura National Park (New Zealand, about 40%) and Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and November–December in Rottnest Island (about 80%), April and June–September in Noosa National Park (about 50%) and January in Rakiura National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Australian Pied Cormorant on a given day. Each park's Australian Pied Cormorant page has the full month-by-month chart.
