Genus

Lesser Cormorants

Microcarbo

5 species in our catalog · found in 100 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderSuliformes (Gannets, Cormorants, and Allies)
FamilyPhalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
GenusMicrocarbo (Lesser Cormorants)

Species in this group

Microcarbo niger

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Microcarbo pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Microcarbo africanus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Microcarbo melanoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Microcarbo coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Lesser Cormorants

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 14 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~70%
	Little Cormorant			~70%
2	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~70%
	Little Cormorant			~70%
3	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
4	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
5	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
6	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
7	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~60%
	Pygmy Cormorant			~60%
8	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
9	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
10	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
11	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~50%
12	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
	Crowned Cormorant			~10%
13	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
14	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 5	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
15	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
16	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~50%
17	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~50%
18	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~40%
	Pygmy Cormorant			~40%
19	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
20	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
21	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
22	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
23	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
24	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
25	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
26	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
28	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~40%
29	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
30	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
31	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
32	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
33	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
34	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~30%
	Crowned Cormorant			~30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
35	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
36	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~30%
37	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~30%
38	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
39	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 5	~30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~30%
40	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
41	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
42	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~30%
	Pygmy Cormorant			~30%
43	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 5	~30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~30%
44	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~30%
45	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~30%
46	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
47	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~30%
48	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~30%
	Crowned Cormorant			~20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
49	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 5	~30%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~30%
50	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~30%
51	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
52	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~20%
	Little Cormorant			~20%
53	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~20%
54	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~20%
55	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	~20%
	Little Cormorant			~20%
56	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
57	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	~20%
	Little Cormorant			~20%
58	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
59	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~20%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~20%
60	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
61	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~20%
62	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
63	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
64	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
65	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
66	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
67	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
68	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
69	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
70	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
71	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
72	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
73	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~10%
74	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
75	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
76	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~10%
	Little Cormorant			~10%
77	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
78	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~10%
79	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
80	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
81	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
82	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
83	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
84	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
85	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
86	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
87	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
88	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
89	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
90	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
91	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
92	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
93	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
94	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
95	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 5	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%
96	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Cormorant			<5%
97	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
98	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	<5%
	Pygmy Cormorant			<5%
99	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	<5%
	Little Pied Cormorant			<5%
100	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	<5%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 5	~80%
	Little Cormorant			~80%
2	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 5	~70%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~60%
	Little Cormorant			~10%
3	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~70%
	Little Cormorant			~70%
4	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~60%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~60%
5	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
6	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
7	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
8	Hajipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
9	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 5	~60%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~60%
10	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 5	~60%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~60%
11	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
12	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
13	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Little Cormorant			~60%
14	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
15	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
16	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
17	Chattogram	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
18	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 5	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
19	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
20	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 5	~50%
	Pygmy Cormorant			~50%
21	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
22	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
23	Durg	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
24	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
25	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
26	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
27	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
28	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
29	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~50%
30	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~50%
	Little Cormorant			~50%
31	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 5	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
32	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
33	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 5	~50%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~50%
34	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
35	Patna	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
36	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~40%
37	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~40%
38	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
39	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 5	~40%
	Pygmy Cormorant			~40%
40	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
41	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
42	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
43	Surat	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
44	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
45	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Pied Cormorant			~40%
46	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
47	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
48	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
49	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~40%
50	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
51	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
52	Jamshedpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
53	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~40%
	Long-tailed Cormorant			~30%
	Crowned Cormorant			<5%
54	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
55	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Little Cormorant			~40%
56	Ranchi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
57	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 5	~30%
	Pygmy Cormorant			~30%
58	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
59	Asansol	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%
60	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Little Cormorant			~30%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
3	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
4	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
5	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
6	Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
7	Adelaide Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
8	Willowbank Wildlife Reserve	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
9	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
10	Bali Bird Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
11	Bioparc Fuengirola	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
12	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
13	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
14	Snakeroom Serpentarium	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity

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Lesser Cormorants

Species in this group

Little Cormorant

Pygmy Cormorant

Long-tailed Cormorant

Little Pied Cormorant

Crowned Cormorant

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Lesser Cormorants

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found