Cormorants
Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Phalacrocoracidae
The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful. There are 38 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in India.
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
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