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Family · Phalacrocoracidae · Suliformes

Cormorants Population Trends

4 species tracked, ordered by long-term trend. Steepest declines first.

Cormorants species ranked by population trend.
TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Pelagic CormorantWetland birds-77%1970
Brandt's CormorantWetland birds+123%1970
Double-crested CormorantWetland birds+174%1968
Neotropic CormorantWetland birds+322%1971