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Where to see the Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo · bird · Phalacrocoracidae

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is recorded in 10,767 protected areas and wildlife sites across 98 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Zone tampon de la réserve de biosphère de Camargue (France), Camargue Regional Natural Park (France) and 彰雲嘉沿海保護區 (Taiwan).

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Great Cormorant
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Where is the best place to see the Great Cormorant?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Great Cormorant are Zone tampon de la réserve de biosphère de Camargue (France), Camargue Regional Natural Park (France) and 彰雲嘉沿海保護區 (Taiwan). Most sites are in Germany (1867), Australia (1440) and Sweden (821). It appears in 10 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Great Cormorant

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Zone tampon de la réserve de biosphère de CamargueFrance19,2641934–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Camargue Regional Natural ParkFrance19,0001934–2026Recorded on GBIF
3彰雲嘉沿海保護區Taiwan18,2011986–2026Recorded on GBIF
4Jomfruland national parkNorway16,2951969–2026Recorded on GBIF
5JærstrendeneNorway15,9201958–2026Recorded on GBIF
6SteinoddenNorway15,8781969–2026Recorded on GBIF
7OttenbySweden15,0631953–2026Recorded on GBIF
8ListastrendeneNorway13,5371970–2026Recorded on GBIF
9Tagus Estuary Special Protection AreaPortugal12,1631900–2026Recorded on GBIF
10Tagus EstuaryPortugal12,0881900–2026Recorded on GBIF
11Ria Formosa/Castro MarimPortugal11,1161984–2026Recorded on GBIF
12MølenNorway10,8451967–2026Recorded on GBIF
13Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural ParkSpain10,4291984–2026Recorded on GBIF
14Kinmen National ParkTaiwan9,9961988–2026Recorded on GBIF
15Eastern Gulf of Finland National ParkFinland9,7351992–2025Recorded on GBIF
16Parque Regional del SuresteSpain9,6001994–2026Recorded on GBIF
17Ria Formosa Nature ParkPortugal9,1421984–2026Recorded on GBIF
18Ant Broads & Marshes NNRUnited Kingdom9,1131971–2026Recorded on GBIF
19The BroadsUnited Kingdom9,1111971–2026Recorded on GBIF
20Öja-Landsort Nature Conservation AreaSweden9,0131961–2026Recorded on GBIF
21Amwell QuarryUnited Kingdom8,8811979–2026Recorded on GBIF
22Gironde estuary and Pertuis sea Marine Nature ParkFrance8,8061971–2026Recorded on GBIF
23Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural BeautyUnited Kingdom8,7291904–2026Recorded on GBIF
24Réserve naturelle nationale de CamargueFrance8,6291934–2026Recorded on GBIF
25Zona de Proteção Especial da Ria FormosaPortugal8,5801984–2026Recorded on GBIF

10,742 more places in the interactive map.

By country

Germany: 1867, Australia: 1440, Sweden: 821, Norway: 658, United Kingdom: 655, New Zealand: 516, Spain: 391, United States of America: 373, France: 361, South Africa: 331, Netherlands: 328, Italy: 321, India: 288, Poland: 196, Belgium: 171, Czechia: 166, Portugal: 143, Canada: 130, Denmark: 112, China: 111, Turkey: 94, Greece: 93, Ukraine: 74, Russia: 68, Bulgaria: 62, Slovakia: 55, Israel: 49, Austria: 46, Serbia: 44, Iran: 42, Switzerland: 40, Kenya: 38, Taiwan: 37, Finland: 37, Hungary: 36, Botswana: 35, Iceland: 33, Lithuania: 33, Latvia: 30, Zimbabwe: 26, Uganda: 25, Namibia: 25, Japan: 23, Ireland: 20, Romania: 17, Georgia: 16, Estonia: 16, Zambia: 15, Croatia: 15, Tanzania: 13, Sri Lanka: 13, Albania: 12, Morocco: 11, United Arab Emirates: 11, Kazakhstan: 11, Egypt: 10, Slovenia: 9, Nepal: 9, Montenegro: 9, Cyprus: 9, South Korea: 9, Belarus: 9, Senegal: 8, Gambia: 8, Mozambique: 6, Malawi: 5, Kyrgyzstan: 5, Luxembourg: 4, Oman: 4, Ethiopia: 4, Bosnia and Herz.: 4, Moldova: 4, Guinea-Bissau: 4, Uzbekistan: 4, Philippines: 3, Rwanda: 3, Jordan: 3, North Macedonia: 3, Pakistan: 3, Mongolia: 3, Malta: 3, Azerbaijan: 3, Palestine: 3, Cambodia: 2, Thailand: 2, Armenia: 2, Singapore: 2, eSwatini: 2, Angola: 2, Bangladesh: 2, Kuwait: 1, Dem. Rep. Congo: 1, Jersey: 1, Mauritania: 1, Tunisia: 1, Algeria: 1, Bhutan: 1 and Lebanon: 1.

Seen on trips

The Great Cormorant is recorded in these trip reports:

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sri Lanka guide, India guide, Thailand guide.

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Photo: Frank Vassen, CC BY 4.0.

GBIF downloads: France, Taiwan, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Finland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Turkey, Australia, Poland.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.