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''Phalacrocorax niger'' | ''Phalacrocorax niger'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 55 cm | + | [[Image:Little_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|obasanmi|obasanmi}}<br/>Kumarakom, [[India]], March 2005]] |
+ | 55 cm<br /> | ||
+ | Mainly glossy black in the breeding season, with white head plumes and a whitish throat. The wing [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] are silvery, and it has a long tail. | ||
Sexes are similar, but non-breeding adults and juveniles are browner and lack the head plumes. | Sexes are similar, but non-breeding adults and juveniles are browner and lack the head plumes. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Asia]]: found in southern [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Indonesia]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Phalacrocorax|Phalacrocorax]]. | Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Phalacrocorax|Phalacrocorax]]. | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
[[Image:little_cormorant_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Breeding Plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br/>[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], June 2017]] | [[Image:little_cormorant_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Breeding Plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br/>[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], June 2017]] | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
− | + | The clutch contains 2-6 eggs, though usually four are laid. The nest is made from sticks and leaves placed in bushes or trees over water in a or in reed beds or long grass. | |
− | It can dive to considerable depths, but usually feeds in shallow water. It frequently brings prey to the surface. | + | ====Diet==== |
+ | It can dive to considerable depths, but usually feeds in shallow water. It frequently brings prey to the surface. Their diet consists of a wide variety of small freshwater fish, frogs and tadpoles. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
+ | Search the Gallery using the scientific name: | ||
{{GSearch|Cormorant+niger}} | {{GSearch|Cormorant+niger}} | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | Search the Gallery using the common name: | ||
+ | "Little Cormorant" | ||
{{GS-checked}} | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Microcarbo]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Microcarbo]] |
Revision as of 23:10, 13 January 2022
- Microcarbo niger
Phalacrocorax niger
Identification
55 cm
Mainly glossy black in the breeding season, with white head plumes and a whitish throat. The wing coverts are silvery, and it has a long tail.
Sexes are similar, but non-breeding adults and juveniles are browner and lack the head plumes.
Distribution
Asia: found in southern Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Phalacrocorax.
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Freshwater wetlands and on coasts.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch contains 2-6 eggs, though usually four are laid. The nest is made from sticks and leaves placed in bushes or trees over water in a or in reed beds or long grass.
Diet
It can dive to considerable depths, but usually feeds in shallow water. It frequently brings prey to the surface. Their diet consists of a wide variety of small freshwater fish, frogs and tadpoles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Little Cormorant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Cormorant
External Links
Search the Gallery using the scientific name:
Search the Gallery using the common name:
"Little Cormorant"
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.