Welcome Guest

Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens, JF 1826

The Indian cormorant or Indian shag is a member of the cormorant family. It is found mainly along the inland waters of the Indian Subcontinent but extending west to Sind and east to Thailand and Cambodia. It is a gregarious species that can be easily distinguished from the similar sized little cormorant by its blue eye, small head with a sloping forehead and a long narrow bill ending in a hooked tip. Source: Wikipedia




(0 votes)
Photo powered by flickr.com.


Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
   Phalacrocorax
Scientific:
  Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Original description

Citation:
  Stephens, JF 1826

Reference:
   General Zool. [Shaw] 13 pt1 p.91

Protonym:
  Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Type locality:
  Bengal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/113482#page/125/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2D189E70E58C2AEF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2D189E70

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2D189E70

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174743

Geographic range:

  • Phalacrocorax fuscicollis: lowlands of India and southeastern Asia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Indian Cormorant
Catalan:
Corb marí de l'Índia
Czech:
kormorán indomalajský
Danish:
Indisk Skarv
German:
Braunwangenscharbe
Spanish:
Cormorán Indio
Spanish (Spain):
Cormorán Indio
Finnish:
intianmerimetso
French:
Cormoran à cou brun
Croatian:
indijski vranac
Hungarian:
barnamellű kárókatona
Icelandic:
Straumskarfur
Italian:
Cormorano indiano
Japanese (romaji):
indohimeu
Japanese:
インドヒメウ
Lithuanian:
Indinis kormoranas
Dutch:
Indische Aalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bengalskarv
Norwegian:
Bengalskarv
Polish:
kormoran indyjski
Portuguese:
Biguá-de-pescoço-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal):
corvo-marinho-indiano
Russian:
Индийский баклан
Slovak:
kormorán hnedolíci
Serbian:
Indijski vranac
Swedish:
indisk skarv
Ukrainian:
Баклан індійський
Chinese:
印度鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional):
印度鸕鷀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cormoran à cou brun ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cormoran à cou brun ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 1st edition:
Indian Shag ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements, version 2021:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements, version 2022:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements, version 2023:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 3rd edition:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 4th edition:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 6th edition:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements, version 2015:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements, version 2016:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements, version 2017:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements, version 2018:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Clements, version 2019:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 1.50:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 1.52:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 1.53:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 1.54:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 1.55:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 2015:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 2016:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 2017:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 2018:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 2019:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 2021:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 2022:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
eBird version 2023:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Oriental Bird Club:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Indian Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other related concepts

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Azerbaijani: Hindistan qarabatdağı
Belarusian: Індыйскі баклан
Bengali: দেশি পানকৌড়ি, হদচ঱ ঩ানমকৌচড়
Bengali (transliteration): dēśi pānakauṛi
Breton: Morvran India
Catalan: Corb marí de l'Índia
Czech: Kormorán indomalajský
Welsh: Mulfran India
Danish: Indisk Skarv
German: Braunwangenscharbe
English: Indian Cormorant, Indian Shag
English, HBW: Indian Cormorant
English (India): Indian Cormorant (Indian Shag)
English (IOC): Indian Cormorant
English (United States): Indian Cormorant
Esperanto: Hinda kormorano, Hindia kormorano
Spanish: Cormorán Hindú, Cormorán Indio
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán Indio
Spanish (HBW): Indian Cormorant
Estonian: tõmmukarbas, Tõmmukormoran, tõmmukormoran (tõmmukarbas)
Finnish: Intianmerimetso
French: Cormoran à cou brun, Cormoran indien
Frisian: Yndyske ielgoes
Irish: Broigheall Indiach
Galician: Corvo mariño da Campbell
Hebrew: קורמורן הודי
Croatian: indijski vranac
Hungarian: barnamellű kárókatona
Icelandic: Straumskarfur
Italian: Cormorano indiano
Japanese (romaji): indo hime-u, indohimeu
Japanese: インドヒメウ
Japanese (Kanji): インド姫鵜
Kirghiz: Индистан кара казы
Scientific: Hypoleucos fuscicollis, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Lithuanian: Indinis kormoranas
Latvian: Indijas ūdenis
Malayalam: കിന്നരി നീർക്കാക്ക
Marathi: मध्यम पाणकावळा
Malay: Burung Pependang Pelangi
Nepali: मझौला जलेवा
Dutch: Indische Aalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bengalskarv
Norwegian: Bengalskarv
Polish: kormoran indyjski
Pinyin: yìndù lúcí
Portuguese: Biguá-de-pescoço-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal): corvo-marinho-indiano
Rhaeto-Romance: Cormoran da l’India
Romanian: Cormoran indian
Russian: Индийский баклан
Northern Sami: Indiaskárfa
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Indu Diyakava
Slovak: Kormorán hnedolíci
Serbian: Indijski vranac, Indisjki vranac
Swedish: Indisk skarv
Tamil: Kondai Neer Kagam
Thai: นกกาน้ำปากยาว
Thai (Transliteration): nók kaa-náam pàak-yaaw
Turkish: Hint Karabatağı, Hint karabatak
Ukrainian: Баклан індійський
Vietnamese: Chim Cốc đế nhỏ, Cốc đế nhỏ
Chinese: 印度鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 印度鸕鶿, 印度鸕鷀

Avibase has been visited 405,142,323 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy