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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Little Cormorant

Microcarbo niger

Little Cormorant belongs to Phalacrocoracidae, within the order Suliformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Little Cormorant · Microcarbo niger
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Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Microcarbo niger
Order
Suliformes
Family
Phalacrocoracidae
Conservation record
LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source
Wetland
Reported mass
427 g
Reported wingspan
90 cm

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

东洋界:广泛分布于内陆和沿海,印度河谷(巴基斯坦中部)经喜马拉雅山麓的印度和尼泊尔至斯里兰卡,向东至中国南部、越南和爪哇

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Sergio Rivero Beneitez · Reference record ↗

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