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Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
The little cormorant is about 50 centimetres long and only slightly smaller than the Indian cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis). The Indian cormorant has a narrower and longer bill
which ends in a prominent hook tip, blue iris and a more pointed head
profile. The little cormorant lacks a peaked head and has a shorter beak.
It forages singly or sometimes in loose groups in lowland freshwater
bodies, including small ponds, large lakes, streams and sometimes
coastal estuaries. Like other cormorants, it is often found perched on a
waterside rock with its wings spread out after coming out of the water.
The entire body is black in the breeding season but the plumage is
brownish, and the throat has a small whitish patch in the non-breeding
season. These birds breed gregariously in trees, often joining other waterbirds at heronries. The breeding adult bird has a glistening all black plumage with
some white spots and filoplumes on the face. There is also a short crest on the back of the head. The eyes, gular skin
and face are dark. In the non-breeding bird or juvenile, the plumage is
brownish and the bill and gular skin can appear more fleshy. The crest
becomes inconspicuous and a small and well-marked white patch on the
throat is sometimes visible.
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