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Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Described by: Stephens (1826)
Alternate common name(s): Indian Shag
Old scientific name(s): Hypoleucos fuscicollis

Photographs

Bund Baretha, India - Feb, 2010 © Richard Stern  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Nov 25, 1980 © Dennis Paulson 
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Range

Pakistan, India and se. Asia;
W. Pakistan (Indus River Valley and tributaries, Lalsohanran Lake in Bahawalpur near Sutlej River, Ghanspur Jheel in Jacobabad, e. Narra lakes, Sind), India (Himalayan foothills w. to Assam), Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, s. Burma, c. and se. Thailand (Samut Sakorn), Malay Peninsula, Cambodia and s. Vietnam (Mekong Delta).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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