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Scientific Name: Microcarbo niger Vieillot, 1817

Synonym: Phalacrocorax niger (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Little Cormorant
Local/Bangla Name: Chhoto Pankauri (ছোট পানকড়ৌ), Pani Kak (পানি কাক)
birds : Microcarbo niger

Photo: tomheijne (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Description:
An all-black, ducklike waterbird with a distinctive flat head and a sharply hooked bill. It is the smallest cormorant in the region. Breeding adults have white plumes on the sides of the head. Like all cormorants, it is often seen swimming low in the water with its head and neck pointing upward, then suddenly diving underwater to catch fish. It frequently perches upright on rocks, drying its wings. Typically found alone or in small groups in inland water bodies. Compared to the Indian Cormorant, it is smaller with a stouter bill and a flatter head, while the Indian Cormorant has a rounded head.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found along rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds.
Environment:
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Comments:
Native
Main References:

Grimmett R, Thompson P, Inskipp T (2021) Birds of Banglades. HELM FIELD GUIDES, 320p.

Other References:

Rahman, Abu (2014) Birds of Bangladesh (Translated from Bangladesher Pakhi By Sharif Khan).

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 26. Birds. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 662 pp.

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