8 Species of Cormorants and Ibises in India

India is home to 3 species of cormorants and 1 species of darter, Cormorants and shags belong to family of Phalacrocoracidae that also host approximately 40 species of aquatic birds.
The family of Threskiornithidae is the family of ibises and the spoonbills, Here is the list of most common aquatic birds found in India.

Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)

Little cormorant is smaller than the Indian cormorant, found across India and parts of Myanmar Asia. Little cormorants are forage found in small loose groups and often seen foraging alone.

Indian Cormorant ! Indian Shag

Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) bird is only found along the inland waters of the Indian Subcontinent and one of the 3 species of cormorants found in India.

Great Cormorant ! Black Shag

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) or great black cormorant is the largest among all cormorant found in India. The great cormorant breeds in the Himalayas and in many of central and South India like Kabini in Karnataka.

Oriental Darter ! Anhinga ! SnakeBird

Oriental Darter are known as Anhinga or snakebirds, A large bird with snake type long and slender neck, hunts for fish by submerged in water like the cormorants. A water bird of tropical India and found mainly in freshwater lakes and streams.

Indian black ibis (Pseudibis papillosa)

Indian black ibis is known as Red-naped ibis, A most common big bird of plains, agriculture fields and cities of the India.
This species of ibis found in mostly in and around wetlands and builds its nest on cell phone towers.

Indian white ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)

Black-headed ibis is known as Indian white ibis, Another species of wading bird of the ibis family found in India.
Ibis are one of several large waterbird species found in all parts of India and and Southeast Asia.

Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

Glossy ibis is a water bird from the ibis and spoonbill family, A resident bird in western India NOT a migratory species in India.
The glossy ibis is a beautiful water bird found at lagoons, meadows and swamps.

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Eurasian Spoonbills are known as common spoonbill is another wading bird of the spoonbill family and a partially migratory bird in India. Eurasian spoonbills are close relative of ibises, herons and flamingos.