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Common Name

Indian Cormorant

Alternate Names

Indian Shag

Common Type

Cormorant

Order

Suliformes

Family

Phalacrocoracidae

Genus

Phalacrocorax

Species

fuscicollis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Sri Lanka

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Inland rivers or large wetlands plus estuaries and mangroves

Distribution and Range

Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia

Food

Dives for fish

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Field Notes:

The colonial nests are a platform of twigs placed in the forks of partially submerged trees or those growing on islands. The usual clutch of eggs is three to five.

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