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[[Image:Little_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by obasanmi <br/> Location: kumarakom, India]] | [[Image:Little_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by obasanmi <br/> Location: kumarakom, India]] | ||
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Southern [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Indonesia]]. | Southern [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Indonesia]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Freshwater wetlands and on coasts. | Freshwater wetlands and on coasts. | ||
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1089&Bird_Image_ID=126&Bird_Family_ID=115 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1089&Bird_Image_ID=126&Bird_Family_ID=115 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
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Revision as of 07:57, 31 October 2015
- 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
Southern Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Placed in genus Phalacrocorax by Clements.
Habitat
Freshwater wetlands and on coasts.
Behaviour
3-5 eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or long grass.
It can dive to considerable depths, but usually feeds in shallow water. It frequently brings prey to the surface. Diet includes a wide variety of fish.
