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Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

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Field Notes

Description:

Is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds . Indian Cormorant is mainly black in the breeding season, with white neck plumes and a whitish throat. The wing-coverts are silvery and it has a longish tail.

Habitat:

Freshwater wetlands

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PublishedJanuary 18, 2012

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