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Little Cormorant/ Punchi Diyakawa (Phalacrocorax niger)

Little Cormorant is very common resident bird in water bodies of low country. Large flocks can be seen in dry zone and occasional visitors in the hills. It is a good swimmer as well as a diver and while fishing it can stay underwater for a while and re-emerged some distance from where it dives. Usually it sits for long period on a dead tree, half sub-merged rock or river bank with its wings spread to dry them up. It breeds during North-East monsoons starting from October to April in colonies on trees standing in water in tanks, often with many other water birds such as Indian cormorants, night herons, pond herons, egrets, storks, etc.
They are all dark coloured or black and have stout beaks with a strongly hooked tip, long necks that can be distended, retracted and twisted with ease, long streamlined bodies, long tails and wide round wings. Little Cormorant is very common resident bird in water bodies of low country. Large flocks can be seen in dry zone and occasional visitors in the hills. It is a good swimmer as well as a diver and while fishing it can stay underwater for a while and re-emerged some distance from where it dives. Usually it sits for long period on a dead tree, half sub-merged rock or river bank with its wings spread to dry them up. It breeds during North-East monsoons starting from October to April in colonies on trees standing in water in tanks, often with many other water birds such as Indian cormorants, night herons, pond herons, egrets, storks, etc.
They are all dark coloured or black and have stout beaks with a strongly hooked tip, long necks that can be distended, retracted and twisted with ease, long streamlined bodies, long tails and wide round wings.

Gulls and cormorants gather on some boulders next to a small island in the lake. Gulls and cormorants gather on some boulders next to a small island in the lake

Great cormorant

The couple of great cormorants sittin on the wood trunks.

Three Australian Pied Cormorants

Three Australian Pied Cormorants

Cormorant sunbathing at lake panic kruger national park south africa

Cormorants drying themselves in Manu National Park, Peru.

Cormorants drying themselves in Manu National Park, Peru.

Pair of cormorant siiitin on rock and looking. Pair of cormorant siiitin on rock and looking

Cormorant birds (Phalacrocorax carbo). Picture was taken in St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve. Cormorant birds (Phalacrocorax carbo). Picture was taken in St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve

Silhouette Sunset

Numerous cormorant birds roost in a tree above the water at sunset. Numerous cormorant birds roost in a tree above the water at sunset.

Cormorant swimming in Guilin

Guilin, Guangxi, Peoples Republic of China. Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) used by fisherman to catch riverine fish and bring them to boat without swallowing. Guilin, Guangxi, Peoples Republic of China. Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) used by fisherman to catch riverine fish and bring them to boat without swallowing.

Cormorant in the Danube Delta, Romania

Great Cormorants on a branch - Danube Delta, Romania. Great Cormorants on a branch - Danube Delta, Romania

A cormorant in flight seen from below

Great Cormorant playing with stick

Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) like to entertain themselves picking up sticks or stones and throwing them into the air to catch them again. Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) like to entertain themselves picking up sticks or stones and throwing them into the air to catch them again.

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Cormorants next to Masaryk bridge over the Saone in Lyon. Cormorants next to Masaryk bridge over the Saone in Lyon

Cormorant taken preening itself at lake panic bird hide near skukuza camp in the kruger national park south africa

Cormorants sitting on bare tree

Many cormaorants sitting on bare branches of a withered tree. Many cormaorants sitting on bare branches of a withered tree

The bird family Phalacrocoracidae is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags. The bird family Phalacrocoracidae is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags.

Cormorant in the Danube Delta, Romania

Great Cormorants on a branch - Danube Delta, Romania. Great Cormorants on a branch - Danube Delta, Romania

Cormorant birds (Phalacrocorax carbo). Picture was taken in St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve. Cormorant birds (Phalacrocorax carbo). Picture was taken in St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve

The bird family Phalacrocoracidae is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags. /ˈkɔrmərənt/ Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of genera is disputed.

Two Cormorants in a Tree in Rio Lagartos

Two Cormorants in a Tree in Rio Lagartos

Group of young cormorants

Group of young cormorants on Croatian shore

Common Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

European Shag or Common Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), family of cormorants sitting on a lake with morning fog

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A pair of cormorants share a rock. A pair of cormorants share a rock

Two Cormorant, one diving underwater. Two Cormorant, one diving underwater.

Madness of cormorants

Madness of cormorants

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Two great cormorants sitting on rocks Lake Victoria

Two great cormorants sitting on rocks Lake Victoria

Fisherman with cormorans

Traditional fishing with cormorants on the river near Guilin. Traditional fishing with cormorants on the river near Guilin

Cormorants and Seagull on the Ship Pole

Cormorants and a Seagull on the Ship Pole

Nesting Cormorants on Staple Island

A pair of Cormorants with one incubating eggs in a nest. A pair of Cormorants with one incubating eggs in a nest

Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo group silhouette flying high up in a V formation against the cloudy sky. Bird migration concept.

Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo group silhouette flying high up in a V formation against the cloudy sky. Bird migration concept.

Bush Key Bird Migration

Bird Migration at Bush Key. Bird Migration at Bush Key

Cormorant on the beach

Cormorant on the beach with breaking waves looking distant

Standing in Line - Penguins and Cormorants

Jackass Penguins and Cormorants on a Granite Boulder. Jackass Penguins and Cormorants on a Granite Boulder

Colony of King Cormorants On Ilha Dos Passaros Located on the Beagle Channel, Tierra Del Fuego

Colony of King Cormorants On Ilha Dos Passaros Located on the Beagle Channel, Tierra Del Fuego

A group of cormorants

A Large Cormorant approaching a branch to land. A Large Cormorant approaching a branch to land

A cormorant swarm

A huge cormorant swarm at the beach. A huge cormorant swarm at the beach

Kerala Backwaters, India

The Kerala Backwaters are a network of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways. National Waterway No. 3 from Kollam to Kottapuram, covers a distance of 205 km and runs almost parallel to the coast line of southern Kerala facilitating both cargo movement and backwater tourism. The backwaters have a unique ecosystem - freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea. Many unique species of aquatic life including crabs, frogs and mudskippers, water birds such as terns, kingfishers, darters and cormorants, and animals such as otters and turtles live in and alongside the backwaters. Palm trees, pandanus shrubs, various leafy plants and bushes grow alongside the backwaters, providing a green hue to the surrounding landscape. The Kerala Backwaters are a network of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways. National Waterway No. 3 from Kollam to Kottapuram, covers a distance of 205 km and runs almost parallel to the coast line of southern Kerala facilitating both cargo movement and backwater tourism. The backwaters have a unique ecosystem - freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea. Many unique species of aquatic life including crabs, frogs and mudskippers, water birds such as terns, kingfishers, darters and cormorants, and animals such as otters and turtles live in and alongside the backwaters. Palm trees, pandanus shrubs, various leafy plants and bushes grow alongside the backwaters, providing a green hue to the surrounding landscape.

Phalacrocorax auritus

Double crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It occurs along inland waterways as well as in coastal areas, and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Measuring 70–90 cm (28–35 in) in length, it is an all-black bird which gains a small double crest of black and white feathers in breeding season. It has a bare patch of orange-yellow facial skin. Five subspecies are recognized.

The Double-crested Cormorant is found near rivers, lakes and along the coastline. It mainly eats fish and hunts by swimming and diving. Its feathers, like those of all cormorants, are not waterproof and it must spend time drying them out after spending time in the water. Once threatened by use of DDT, the numbers of this bird have increased markedly in recent years.

Cormorants next to Masaryk bridge over the Saone in Lyon. Cormorants next to Masaryk bridge over the Saone in Lyon

Cormorants Okefenokee Swamp

Cormorants Okefenokee Swamp

Battle of the Weir

Cormorants battling for territory on Weir in Newington Reserve. Cormorants battling for territory on Weir in Newington Reserve

seal on dyer island,south africa

there is a very big colony of seals,pinquins and cormorants on dyer island. there is a very big colony of seals,pinquins and cormorants on dyer island

Cormorant on rock 2

Cormorant on rock close-up. Cormorant on rock close-up

Young cormorants at nest on Danube delta

Young cormorants at nest on Danube delta

Cormorant birds (Phalacrocorax carbo). Picture was taken in St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve. Cormorant birds (Phalacrocorax carbo). Picture was taken in St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve

Cormorants at Lake Naivasha, Kenya

Cormorants at Lake Naivasha, Kenya

Black Cormorant

Poland,Bory Tucholskie National Park.
Ostrowite lake.Summer. Poland,Bory Tucholskie National Park.
Ostrowite lake.Summer

Asian cormorant perched on a tree branch. Asian cormorant perched on a tree branch

Great Blue Heron

A flock of Comorants fly with a Great Blue heron

Cormorants and egret standing in tree

Cormorants and egret standing in tree

Selective Focus Photography of Three Cormorants Perched on Nest

Selective Focus Photography of Three Cormorants Perched on Nest

Cormorants sitting on shipwreck in north sea

Cormorants sitting on shipwreck in the fiord, by Tromso, Norway. Cormorants sitting on shipwreck in the fiord, by Tromso, Norway

Brandt's Cormorant

Brandt's Cormorants nesting in California

Cormorant in Stintino, Sardinia, Italy

Colony blue-eyed cormorants on hillside

Colony blue-eyed cormorants on hillside

Pygmy Cormorant

Two pygmy cormorants, one dead and one alive in winter time.

Cormorant drying wings

Cormorant drying wings close-up

Clan of Cormorants

Clan of Cormorants

Bamboo raft and cormorant

Two cormorants on the bamboo raft. Two cormorants on the bamboo raft

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