White-breasted Cormorant

Phalacrocorax lucidus (Lichtenstein, 1823) . Occurrence records of the White-breasted Cormorant are shared on GBIF from around 126 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (2 954 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Not evaluatedPhalacrocoracidae

126reserves with records

37 357records around them

9provinces

NEIUCN category

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 954
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	2 915
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 145
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 423
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	1 277
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	1 056
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	906
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	888
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	851
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	836
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	836
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	820
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	781
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	753
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	753
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	753
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	712
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	697
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	687
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	687
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	680
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	630
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	621
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	571
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	490
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	455
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	443
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	417
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	397
The WaterberryNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	375
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	333
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	317
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	294
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	294
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	292
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	289
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	288
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	288
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	277
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	277
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	265
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	263
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	255
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	236
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	236
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	235
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	235
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	233
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	218
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	216
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	214
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	213
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	180
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	174
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	172
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	162
Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	143
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	134
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	119
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	115

and 66 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 52 reserves
Eastern Cape: 20 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 19 reserves
Mpumalanga: 10 reserves
Gauteng: 9 reserves
North West: 5 reserves
Free State: 4 reserves
Limpopo: 4 reserves
Northern Cape: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax lucidus
GBIF taxon: 6066527
Wikidata: Q548024

More of the Phalacrocoracidae family

Long-tailed Cormorant Great Cormorant Cape Cormorant Crowned Cormorant Bank Cormorant

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.