Evidence found
498 records across 25 countries and territories, 1875–2026.
Microcarbo africanus · GBIF taxon key 6066519
Where has the Long-tailed Cormorant been recorded?
Microcarbo africanus occurrence evidence comes from 498 records in 25 countries and territories, from 1875 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 498 records
- 25 places
- 50 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: February.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18752026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Long-tailed Cormorant has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Long-tailed Cormorant. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 190 | |
| Uganda | 90 | |
| Kenya | 66 | |
| Senegal | 30 | |
| Namibia | 22 | |
| Botswana | 19 | |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | |
| Angola | 9 | |
| Rwanda | 8 | |
| Mozambique | 7 | |
| Zambia | 6 | |
| Gambia | 5 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 5 | |
| Benin | 4 | |
| Guinea | 4 | |
| Ethiopia | 3 | |
| Ghana | 3 | |
| Tanzania | 3 | |
| DR Congo | 2 | |
| Central African Republic | 2 | |
| Gabon | 2 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2 | |
| Cameroon | 1 | |
| Madagascar | 1 | |
| Eswatini | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Phalacrocoracidae.
Great Cormorant
1,066,924 records
European Shag
60,602 records
Double-crested Cormorant
30,479 records
Neotropic Cormorant
4,362 records
Pygmy cormorant
1,554 records
Little Pied Cormorant
1,514 records
Little Cormorant
1,144 records
Little Black Cormorant
613 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.