LITTLE CORMORANT
Microcarbo niger
16.155, 74.8921
Field Notes
Description:
Yet another find in rakaskop near Belgaum
Habitat:
It forages singly or sometimes in loose groups in lowland freshwater bodies including small ponds, large lakes, streams and sometimes coastal estuaries.
Notes:
The Little Cormorant is a member of the Cormorant family of seabirds. Slightly smaller than the Indian Cormorant it lacks a peaked head and has a shorter beak. It is found widely distributed across the Indian Subcontinent and extending east to Java where it is sometimes called the Javanese Cormorant.
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Little Cormorant
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PublishedMarch 19, 2013
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