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Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger
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
Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| India | 5,691 |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,337 |
| Thailand | 1,243 |
| Tamil Nādu | 1,062 |
| Mahārāshtra | 808 |
| Sri Lanka | 636 |
| Karnātaka | 573 |
| Rājasthān | 334 |
| West Bengal | 211 |
| Bangkok | 204 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- 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 | Lesser Cormorants · Microcarbo |
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 Little Cormorant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.