Bird
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus · Phalacrocoracidae · Suliformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Aprmost records
Records1,531,385in 27 countries
Most seen inUnited States646,537 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Neotropic Cormorant in brief
The neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) is a bird of the Phalacrocoracidae family.
Across the 27 countries we cover it has 1,531,385 published records, most of them from the United States, Chile and Argentina. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and April.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States646,537 records · best Apr, Mar
Chile135,100 records · best Feb, Oct
Argentina129,318 records · best Oct, Nov
Mexico126,246 records · best Jan, Mar
Brazil104,534 records · best Oct, Sep
Colombia70,580 records · best Feb, Jan
Costa Rica59,959 records · best Jan, Dec
Peru54,514 records · best Oct, Sep
Panama35,772 records · best Jan, Dec
Belize29,159 records · best Mar, Feb
Uruguay22,612 records · best Oct, Nov
Ecuador21,137 records · best Jan, Oct
Venezuela18,197 records · best Feb, May
Guatemala14,999 records · best Jan, Mar
Honduras14,588 records · best Feb, Jan
Paraguay9,332 records · best Sep, Oct
Cuba8,712 records · best Feb, Mar
Nicaragua8,413 records · best Feb, Jan
Bolivia6,607 records · best Sep, Oct
El Salvador6,539 records · best Feb, Dec
Bahamas4,213 records · best Mar, May
Trinidad and Tobago2,387 records · best Jan, Feb
Guyana1,881 records · best Feb, Jan
Haiti31 records · best Aug, Feb
Dominican Republic14 records · best Mar, Jun
Dominica2 records · best Mar, Jan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2 records · best Apr, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Phalacrocoracidae family
%20Peten.jpg){kind=link}
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Great Cormorant/European Shag
Phalacrocorax carbo