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
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one stood on concrete structure in small lake in middle of town Topansar Lake, Mandvi, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 13 December 2009 16 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
adult panting, sub-adult preening on concrete structure in small lake in middle of town Topansar Lake, Mandvi, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 13 December 2009 16 weeks ago 20 sec 4 -
A non breeding bird perched and preening. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 28 weeks ago 46 sec 3.8 -
Adults and full-grown chicks in a mixed colony with Painted Storks Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 3 years ago 20 sec 3.7 -
A bird on a stump, drying its wings Samut Sakhon, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 30 December 2004 4 years ago 13 sec 3.7 -
An adult on a branch, with other birds flying around. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 16 weeks ago 23 sec 3.6
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A bird drying its wings. Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 1 December 2008 37 weeks ago 4.5 -
Little Cormorant drying its wings. Kolkata, West Bengal, India
J.M. Garg 1 December 2009 37 weeks ago 4 -
A bird showing wing plumage. Hyderabad, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 7 June 2009 37 weeks ago 4 -
A close up of a bird. Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 14 October 2006 37 weeks ago 4 -
Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) perched on a float in Pookot Lake, Wayanad District, Kerala, India. Kerala, India
Ryan Brookes 11 March 2009 43 weeks ago 4 -
Cormorant with a fish caught in the stream. Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 31 August 2010 11 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 3.8
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Calling during breeding period Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 33 weeks ago 4
