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The Indian cormorant or Indian shag is a member of the cormorant family. It is a gregarious species that can be easily distinguished from the similar-sized little cormorant by its blue eye, small head with a sloping forehead and a long narrow bill ending in a hooked tip.
Scientific Name : Phalacrocorax Fuscicollis
Family : Phalacrocoracidae
Order : Suliformes
Class : Aves
Type : Cormorants
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 63 cm
Compare Size : Kite +-
Wingspan : NA
Weight : 600 - 790 g
Migratory : Resident Migrant
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : July - February
Other Names :
English : Indian Shag
Hindi : भारतीय जलकौवा, देसी पनकौवा
Marathi : भारतीय पाणकावळा, पाणकोंबडी, पाणकावळा
Habitat:
Freshwater and marine habitats, Lakes, Jheels, Mangrove creeks, Rivers
Breeding:
Eggs - 3 - 6, Pale bluish-green. Both sexes incubate
Feeding:
Fish
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Head | small and slightly peaked; In breeding plumage white ear tuft is seen behind the eye |
| Wing | bronze brown |
| Eyes | blue |
| Throat | In Breeding plumange whitish; |
| Gular skin | In breeding plumage gular puch is black; In Non-Breeding plumage gular pouch is yellow |
| Note : In breeding plumage its mostly black; In Non-breeding plumage it is more brown |
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
