Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Family
- Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Order
- Suliformes
Overview
The Indian cormorant or Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) 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.
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Range and habitat
Patchily inland, from Indus Valley (central Pakistan) southward through Sri Lanka and eastward through India and southern Myanmar to southern Cambodia and southern Vietnam.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Indian cormorant
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
