ML611117299

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Adult: Sexes alike. Chiefly a black waterbird with blue-green eyes: dark brown bill; yellow gular skin; white speckled throat; black legs and feet; scaly effect on back and wings visible on a closer look. Breeding (July-February): Upper plumage iridescent bronze-black; under plumage glossy black; a white tuft of feathers on each side of the neck behind eyes, a few specks on head; face black-purplish. Non-breeding: Plumage without gloss. Juvenile: Scaly bronze-brown above with black primaries and tail; white below; flanks mottled with brown and white. Habitat: Freshwater lakes, jheels, reservoirs, rivers, estuaries, and mangroves. Habits: Found in large flocks, more gregarious than Large Cormorant; sometimes feeds with Little Cormorant. Locally common; undertake local movements depending on water conditions; breeds gregariously from August to October, generally July to February. Food: Chiefly fish. Status and Distribution: A resident species occurring almost throughout India, except extreme NW, NE and Himalaya; Pakistan; Bhutan; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Myanmar. SE Asia.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 3000D

ISO

400

Focal length

300 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

1980 pixels x 2970 pixels

Original file size

986.27 KB