---
title: "Indische aalscholver"
description: "Phalacrocorax fuscicollis — Vogels. The Indian cormorant or Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) is a member of the cormorant family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/indian-cormorant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indische aalscholver

> Phalacrocorax fuscicollis — Vogels. The Indian cormorant or Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) is a member of the cormorant family.

- Scientific name: *Phalacrocorax fuscicollis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 4390
- Wikidata: [Q749326](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749326)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4264](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4264)

## Names

- en: Indian Cormorant
- de: Braunwangenscharbe
- es: Cormorán hindú
- fr: Cormoran à cou brun
- nl: Indische aalscholver
- pt: Biguá-de-pescoço-marrom
- pl: Kormoran indyjski

## Countries with the most observations

IN (2580), TH (483), LK (435), KH (47), VN (33), BD (15)

## Summary

The Indian cormorant or Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) is a member of the cormorant family. It is found mainly along the inland waters of the Indian subcontinent but extends 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 eyes, small head with a sloping forehead and a long narrow bill ending in a hooked tip.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cormorant

## Photo

![Indische aalscholver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-cormorant/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345456085

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-cormorant?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).