Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Niger)

This waterfowl has a shimmering black feathered coat with a white patch on the throat, a long stiff tail and a slender bill sharply hooked at the tip. When satiated with its fishing expedition it perches itself atop a rock or stake near the water, drying itself with outstretched wings often giving away a beautiful picture. Flocks of the little cormorant are often seen hunting in concert with pelicans.


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This bird can be found singularly or in flocks on many inland waters, brackish lagoons and tidal creeks throughout Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Watching a little cormorant fish is a sheer delight as this expert diver and submarine swimmer chases the fish right under the water, disappearing under water for couple of seconds or more before reappearing in a flash.