Cape Cormorant

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Cormorant at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kogelberg Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park, Tsitsikamma National Park, Garden Route National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland 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.

The Cape Cormorant is most recorded in Western Cape (89% of records), Eastern Cape (8% of records), based on 2,789 iNaturalist observations. 22 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Cape Cormorant on site or nearby.

The Cape 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. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Kogelberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Tsitsikamma National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

The Cape cormorant or Cape shag (Phalacrocorax capensis) is a bird endemic to the southwestern coasts of Africa.