Cormorants
Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Phalacrocoracidae
The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating sea-birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies; the majority of species have mainly dark plumage, but some are pied black and white, and a few are more colourful. There are 38 members of this family worldwide, of which three occur in Thailand.
Common name | Binomial | Status |
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Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis | Rare winter visitor, formerly bred |
Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
Little Cormorant | Phalacrocorax niger |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Thailand