Little Cormorant

Phalacrocorax/Microcarbo niger

FAMILY PHALACROCORACIDAE

(CORMORANTS & SHAGS)

Habitat: Trees near a water source

Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Diet: Mainly fish

Distinguishing features: Black, slender bill hooked at the tip, long stiff tail, webbed feet

27-Oct-2011 Little Cormorant sub-adult

Pic: SK Srinivas

11-Nov-2010 - Little Cormorants drying their wings

Pic: Arathi Manay

08-Jul-2010