Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger
22.5417, 88.3164
Field Notes
Description:
Bird with glossy black plumage and a patch on skin on the "cheek". Webbed feet. As far as I could see...black eyes.
Habitat:
There was an entire flock sitting on the trees near a busy intersection. The birds are known to be gregarious. They happily shared space with Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax and the House crow Corvus splendens.
Notes:
There used to be many more of these nesting birds but some trees have been chopped down and others have had their branches cut off. The guys who run a taxi stand at the intersection also agreed that destruction of habitat is leading to a drop in avian population. At least some awareness is dawning!
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PublishedApril 29, 2014
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