Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) - HBW 1, p. 353
French: Cormoran de Vieillot
German: Mohrenscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán de Java
Other common names: Javan(ese)/Pygmy(!) Cormorant
Taxonomy: Hydrocorax niger Vieillot, 1817, East Indies = Bengal.
Sometimes included in P. pygmaeus. Frequently placed in Halietor or Microcarbo. Monotypic.
Distribution: Indian and Indochinese Subregions, E to Java.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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adult panting, sub-adult preening on concrete structure in small lake in middle of town Locality Topansar Lake, Mandvi, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 13 December 2009 1 year ago 20 sec 4.3 -
a bird looking for food Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 24 December 2010 1 year ago 34 sec 4.2 -
one stood on concrete structure in small lake in middle of town Locality Topansar Lake, Mandvi, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 13 December 2009 1 year ago 21 sec 4 -
A non breeding bird perched and preening. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 1 year ago 46 sec 4 -
An adult bird perched over the water, resting. Locality Naliya Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2011 11 weeks ago 22 sec 3.8 -
An adult on a branch, with other birds flying around. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 23 sec 3.8
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Drying
Locality Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Guy Poisson 1 January 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
A bird drying its wings.
Locality Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 1 December 2008 2 years ago 4.4 -
Big catch
Locality Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
harikamal 19 November 2011 10 weeks ago 4.2 -
Drying
Locality Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Guy Poisson 1 January 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A bird showing wing plumage.
Locality Hyderabad, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 7 June 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) perched on a float in Pookot Lake, Wayanad District, Kerala, India.
Locality Kerala, India
Ryan Brookes 11 March 2009 2 years ago 4
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Calling during breeding period Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 2 years ago 4
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