Very common breeding
resident in dry lowlands. Also occurs in wet lowlands and lower hills but
uncommon. It is very gregarious bird and lives as small flocks of its own often associated with other water birds
like Little Cormorants. Marshes, tanks, lagoons, rivers and large channels are
its favorite habitats where it feeds on
fish by pursuing them under water. The
breeding season last from October to April. It nest in colonies with other
water birds, building a nest - platform of sticks - on trees standing in water.
