Population: The Great cormorant in Kazakhstan is a common, sometimes rare, nesting migratory bird, as well as a rare wintering species. Specific data on population size vary depending on regions and years, but in general the population is considered stable. The global population ofthe great cormorant is estimated at between 1.4 million and 2.1 million individuals.
Status: A regulated species used for economic purposes and its population is subject to regulation.
Habitat: In Kazakhstan, the great cormorant inhabits the Balkhash-Alakol and Zaisan basins,breeds sporadically on the Kamysh-Samara lakes, in the lower reaches of Turgai,in Naurzum and Kurgalzhinsky lakes, as well as on Lake Sorbulak. In recentyears, breeding has resumed in the Northern Caspian Sea, in the delta of the Ural River.
