Great Cormorant - Photograph by Ron Saldino
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), also called Large Cormorant. This bird is a very common breeding resident.
Order: CICONIIFORMES Family: Phalacrocoracidae Size: 80 cm Local Name: Bada Pan Kowwa
This bird is found in wetlands of Haryana. It is the size of a domestic duck, black in color. It feeds on fish which it hunts by diving underwater.
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