Where has the Great Cormorant been recorded?

Phalacrocorax carbo occurrence evidence comes from 1,071,388 records in 93 countries and territories, from 1745 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

• 1,071,388 records
• 93 places
• 140 years recorded
• Aves class

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Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: April. 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

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Great Cormorant has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Great 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.

Showing the top 40 of 93 places.

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