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Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Description:

This bird was spotted at Lunawa lagoon, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka around 9AM on a tree in lagoon bed. It was looks like their resting place. I was lucky to capture the shot in first visit to the lagoon.

Habitat:

This cormorant fishes gregariously in inland rivers or large wetlands of peninsular India and northern part of Sri Lanka.

Notes:

This medium sized bronze brown cormorant is scalloped in black on the upper plumage, lacks a crest and has a small and slightly peaked head with a long narrow bill that ends in a hooked tip. The Indian Cormorant makes short dives to capture fish and a group will often fish communally, forming a broad front to drive fish into a corner.

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romainshanil
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romainshanil

Sri Lanka

Spotted on Sep 15, 2012
Submitted on Sep 16, 2012

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