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GreatCormorantPair

Image of Phalacrocorax Brisson 1760

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Summary[edit] Description: English: A pair of Great Cormorants, also called the Great Black Cormorant or Large Cormorant, clicked at the Banasura Sagar Dam located in Wayanad District of Kerala in the Western Ghats. It is a large black bird, but there is a wide variation in size in the species wide range. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers. They can dive to considerable depths, but often feed in shallow water. It frequently brings prey to the surface. Date: 17 March 2016, 10:54:13. Source: Own work. Author: Swardeepak.

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