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| Great Cormorant - ನೀರು ಕಾಗೆ - Neeru Kaage |
The great cormorant (Kannada Name - ನೀರು ಕಾಗೆ - Neeru Kaage)
(
Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, the large cormorant in India and the black shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the
cormorant family of
seabirds.
[2] The
genus name is
Latinised Ancient Greek, from φαλακρός (phalakros, "bald") and κόραξ (korax, "raven"), and carbo is Latin for "charcoal.
Wiki
Types of cormorants found in Mysuru:
halacrocoracidae 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 3 species found in Karnataka & I have found all 3 species in Mysuru.
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