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Prefectural Natural Monument
Birds
Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
A cormorant slightly smaller than the Japanese Cormorant, which nests on sea cliffs and develops white flank patches in the breeding season. In Japan it is seen mostly in winter, and Jogashima in Kanagawa is protected as a habitat along with other coastal birds.
- Scientific name
- Phalacrocorax pelagicus
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Kanagawa
- 日本語
- ヒメウ
- 简体中文
- 海鸬鹚
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The Pelagic Cormorant is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kanagawa.
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