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Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| India | 1,870 |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 591 |
| Thailand | 325 |
| Sri Lanka | 293 |
| Mahārāshtra | 278 |
| Karnātaka | 253 |
| Rājasthān | 202 |
| Tamil Nādu | 162 |
| Gujarāt | 93 |
| Southern Province | 88 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Fish eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fish.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Gannets, Cormorants, and Allies · Suliformes |
| Family | Cormorants and Shags · Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus | Typical Old World Cormorants · Phalacrocorax |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Indian Cormorant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.