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National Natural Monument
Birds
Japanese Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus
A large seabird with glossy black plumage that nests on rocky coasts and islands and dives for fish. It has also been used in traditional cormorant fishing. Many of its breeding and visiting sites around Japan are Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Phalacrocorax capillatus
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Akita, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Niigata, Hyogo, Yamaguchi
- 日本語
- ウミウ
- 简体中文
- 绿背鸬鹚
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The Japanese Cormorant is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Akita, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Niigata, Hyogo, Yamaguchi.
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