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Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Photo by Andrew S
Yala, Sri Lanka, November 2003

[edit] Identification

63 cm. Black with white neck plumes and a whitish throat. The wing coverts are silver and it has a long tail. Slender bill. Sexes are similar, but non-breeding adults and juveniles are browner and lack the neck plumes.

[edit] Distribution

Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Freshwater wetlands.

[edit] Behaviour

3-6 eggs are laid in a nest in a tree.

Diet includes a wide variety of fish; it can dive to considerable depths, but usually feeds in shallow water.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages