I have always struggled to differentiate the Indian Cormorant or Shag from the little cormorant.
These wonderful pictures from Mr Ramanan helped me resolve the difficulties.
Notice the blue eyes and the smaller head. And the picture below shows the white threat that's restricted to just below the gape.
Notice also the long narrow bill, which is longer than that of the little cormorant.
The large cormorant is a visibly bigger bird and with plumage that is more black than the mottled brown black of this one.
Nice picture.
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