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Indian Cormorant or Indian Shag

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Description:

This medium sized bronze brown cormorant is scalloped in black on the upper plumage. It has a small and slightly peaked head with a long narrow bill that ends in a hooked tip.Non-breeding adults and juveniles are browner.Breeding birds have a short white ear tuft.

Habitat:

Found near lakes,rivers ,jheels ,creeks

Notes:

It is an amazing sight to watch the entire group catch fish.

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5 Comments

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

Thank you Arun!

Arun
Arun 12 years ago

Nice spotting ...

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

:) welcome

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

Thanks Satyen

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Awesome. Calls for a SOTD.

Atul
Spotted by
Atul

Union Territory of Dādra and Nagar Haveli, India

Spotted on Apr 6, 2011
Submitted on Sep 17, 2011

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