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Crowned cormorant

Microcarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855)

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The crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) is a species in the family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes. Recorded adults weigh 726.5 g to 796.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus)
Photo: Ryanvanhuyssteen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the crowned cormorant

Weight
726.5 g – 796.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crowned cormorant live?

Not recorded

What is the crowned cormorant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) or kuifkopduiker, 'Fringe-head diver', 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Crowned cormorant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crowned_cormorant&oldid=1374206135), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the crowned cormorant endangered?

The crowned cormorant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the crowned cormorant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderSuliformes
  5. familyPhalacrocoracidae
  6. genusMicrocarbo
  7. SpeciesMicrocarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855)

Synonyms Graculus coronatus, Phalacrocorax africanus coronatus, Phalacrocorax coronatus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • CRCOEnglish
  • KuifkopduikerAfrikaans
  • غاق مكللArabic
  • corb marí coronatCatalan
  • kormorán černýCzech
  • kormorán korunkatýCzech
  • KronskarvDanish
  • KronenscharbeGerman
  • krona kormoranoEsperanto
  • Cormorán coronadoSpanish
  • meri-kääbuskormoran (meri-kääbuskarbas)Estonian
  • Meri-kääbuskormoranEstonian
  • باکلان تاجدارPersian
  • töyhtömerimetsoFinnish
  • Cormoran couronnéFrench
  • namipski vranacCroatian
  • piroscsőrű kárókatonaHungarian
  • Cormorano coronatoItalian
  • ミナミアフリカコビトウJapanese
  • vainikuotasis kormoranasLithuanian
  • KroonaalscholverDutch
  • kormoran koroniastyPolish
  • corvo-marinho-coroadoPortuguese
  • Чубатый бакланRussian
  • Венценосный бакланRussian
  • kormorán čelenkovýSlovak
  • Tepeli Küçük KarabatakTurkish
  • баклан намібійськийUkrainian
  • 冠鸕鷀Chinese
  • 冠鸬鹚Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the crowned cormorant

Other species in the same genus Microcarbo.

CompareCrowned cormorant vs Pygmy cormorantCrowned cormorant vs Little cormorantCrowned cormorant vs Reed cormorantCrowned cormorant vs Little pied cormorant

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the crowned cormorant?

An adult crowned cormorant weighs 726.5 g – 796.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the crowned cormorant endangered?

The crowned cormorant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the crowned cormorant?

The crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae in the order Suliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crowned-cormorant

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BibTeX
@misc{crowned_cormorant_2026,
  title = {Crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crowned-cormorant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}