Indian cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

The Indian cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) is a bird found in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Lakes and rivers across South and Southeast Asia. It eats fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Region	Asia
Found in	India, Sri Lanka and Thailand

🏡 Where the Indian cormorant lives

Lakes and rivers across South and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐟 Fish100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It dives for fish and often dries its wings in the sun.

Hear the Indian cormorant

Recorded by Sreekumar Chirukandoth (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC618695. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Indian cormorant

Where does the Indian cormorant live?

The Indian cormorant lives in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Lakes and rivers across South and Southeast Asia.

What does the Indian cormorant eat?

fish (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Indian cormorant endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.