Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

The Indian cormorant or Indian shag is a member of the cormorant family. It is found mainly along the inland waters of the Indian subcontinent but extends west to Sind and east to Thailand and Cambodia. It is a gregarious species that can be easily distinguished from the similar sized little cormorant by its blue eyes, small head with a sloping forehead and a long narrow bill ending in a hooked tip.

Scientific name
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Family
Cormorants and Shags
IUCN status
LC