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;Phalacrocorax niger | ;Phalacrocorax niger | ||
| − | [[Image:Little_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by obasanmi]] | + | [[Image:Little_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by obasanmi <br/> Location: kumarakom, India]] |
==Identification== | ==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. | |
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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== | ||
| − | + | Southern [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Indonesia]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Freshwater wetlands and on coasts. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
3-5 eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or long grass. | 3-5 eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or long grass. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 10 October 2007
- 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
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.
