
Crowned Cormorant
The crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) is a small cormorant that is endemic to the waters of the cold Benguela Current of southern Africa.
Spesie-insigte
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,305 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape
Provinces where Crowned Cormorant is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,305 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Crowned Cormorant aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor die Wes-Kaap
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Crowned Cormorant hier aangeteken
Voëlkykervriendelik
Voëlkykervriendelik
Southern right whales, sea cliffs, and Hermanus's harbour town
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Crowned Cormorant te vind
Gashere het die Crowned Cormorant gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs De Hoop Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park and De Mond Nature Reserve.
Beste tye van die dag
- Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
- Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.
Waar om oor te bly
- Western CapeSelfryMalariavryVerblyfplekke in Western Cape
- Eastern CapeSelfryVerblyfplekke in Eastern Cape
Hoe om te kyk
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Microcarbo coronatus
Waarnemings
1,305
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Crowned Cormorant op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Crowned Cormorant in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Crowned Cormorant at stays in or beside De Hoop Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park, De Mond Nature Reserve, Garden Route National Park, Kogelberg Nature Reserve and Tsitsikamma National Park and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Crowned Cormorant in South Africa?
The Crowned Cormorant is most recorded in Western Cape (98% of records), based on 1,305 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Crowned Cormorant on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Crowned Cormorant?
The Crowned Cormorant is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. De Hoop Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; De Mond Nature Reserve: Summer for terns and waders, Oct-Mar; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Crowned Cormorant?
The crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) is a small cormorant that is endemic to the waters of the cold Benguela Current of southern Africa. It is an exclusively coastal species and is not found more than 10 km (6 mi) away from land. This species is related to the reed cormorant, and was formerly considered to the same species.

























