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National Natural Monument
Birds
Common Murre
Uria aalge
A black-and-white seabird that looks a little like a penguin, swimming underwater with its wings to catch fish. In Japan Teuri Island off Hokkaido is the main breeding site, but numbers have fallen sharply and conservation efforts continue.
- Scientific name
- Uria aalge
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Hokkaido
- 日本語
- ウミガラス
- 简体中文
- 海鸦
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The Common Murre is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Hokkaido.
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