
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.
Informações sobre a espécie
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
Parques onde os anfitriões registram: Crowned Cormorant
Hospedagens que retribuem
Por todo o Cabo Ocidental
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Avistado com frequência · Observação de aves
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Avistado com frequência · Observação de aves
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Avistado com frequência · Observação de aves
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Crowned Cormorant: registrado aqui
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Southern right whales, sea cliffs, and Hermanus's harbour town
Ver lugares que retribuemPlanejando uma viagem
Quando e onde encontrar: Crowned Cormorant
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Crowned Cormorant) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de De Hoop Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park and De Mond Nature Reserve.
Melhores horários do dia
- As primeiras horas depois do nascer do sol, e o fim da tarde. As aves cantam e se alimentam mais nas horas frescas.
- Meio-dia. Mais silencioso, sobretudo no calor do verão.
Onde se hospedar
- Western CapePor conta própriaSem maláriaHospedagens: Western Cape
- Eastern CapePor conta própriaHospedagens: Eastern Cape
Formas de observar
Dirija por conta própria
Seu próprio veículo e seu próprio ritmo, nas estradas do parque.
Onde os anfitriões registram
Espécie
Microcarbo coronatus
Registros
1,305
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Perguntas que os viajantes fazem
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Crowned Cormorant) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
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.

























