Where does the Little Black Cormorant live?
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris has 685,728 records in 19 countries and territories, from 1829 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 685,728 records
- 19 places
- 151 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesSuliformesPhalacrocoracidaePhalacrocorax
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. 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
18292026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 655,056 | |
| New Zealand | 24,318 | |
| Indonesia | 4,091 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,384 | |
| Timor-Leste | 482 | |
| New Caledonia | 324 | |
| Norfolk Island | 35 | |
| Christmas Island | 10 | |
| France | 5 | |
| Malaysia | 5 | |
| Solomon Islands | 4 | |
| Vanuatu | 4 | |
| Cocos Islands | 3 | |
| India | 1 | |
| Italy | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 1 | |
| Singapore | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Phalacrocoracidae.
Double-crested Cormorant
10,546,526 records
Great Cormorant
6,748,212 records
Neotropic Cormorant
1,535,733 records
Little Pied Cormorant
1,037,775 records
Little Cormorant
764,254 records
European Shag
526,182 records
Pied Cormorant
373,095 records
Long-tailed Cormorant
366,569 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.