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Yururi and Moyururi Islands Seabird Breeding Ground
ユルリ・モユルリ島海鳥繁殖地 · Yururi Moyururitoukaichouhanshokuchi
- Designated by
- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Habitat / breeding site
- Designated on
- October 15, 1963
- Location
- 北海道根室市
- Prefectures
- Hokkaido
- Scientific name
- Fratercula cirrhata, Phalacrocorax urile
About the Tufted Puffin
The Tufted Puffin is a seabird with a large red-orange bill and golden plumes behind the eyes. It lives across the North Pacific and dives to catch fish. In Japan it breeds only on a few islands in eastern Hokkaido, and the seabird colony on Yururi and Moyururi Islands off Nemuro is a Natural Monument.
Natural Monuments related to the Tufted Puffin →About the Red-faced Cormorant
A northern seabird with conspicuous red facial skin, breeding on a few rocky islets in eastern Hokkaido. Yururi and Moyururi islands off Nemuro are protected as a seabird colony. It is very rare in Japan.
Natural Monuments related to the Red-faced Cormorant →Map
Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).
Frequently asked questions
The designated site is in 北海道根室市.
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