
The little cormorant is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. Slightly smaller than the Indian cormorant it lacks a peaked head and has a shorter beak. It is widely distributed across the Indian Subcontinent and extends east to Java, where it is sometimes called the Javanese cormorant.
Similar species: Sulids
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Uploaded Nov 17, 2013. Captured in 43/1, Nataraja Layout, Arakere, Bangalore, Karnataka 560076, India.