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title: "Kroonaalscholver"
description: "Microcarbo coronatus — Vogels. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/crowned-cormorant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kroonaalscholver

> Microcarbo coronatus — Vogels. 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.

- Scientific name: *Microcarbo coronatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1622
- Wikidata: [Q59472](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59472)
- iNaturalist taxon: [508247](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/508247)

## Names

- en: Crowned Cormorant
- de: Kronenscharbe
- es: Cormorán coronado
- fr: Cormoran couronné
- nl: Kroonaalscholver
- pl: Kormoran koroniasty

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1357), NA (238)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowned_cormorant

## Photo

![Kroonaalscholver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crowned-cormorant/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/351229617

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crowned-cormorant?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).