Where does the Pied Cormorant live?
Phalacrocorax varius has 373,101 records in 4 countries and territories, from 1801 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 373,101 records
- 4 places
- 148 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
18012026
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 | 283,317 | |
| New Zealand | 89,781 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | |
| Nigeria | 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
Little Black Cormorant
685,727 records
European Shag
526,182 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.