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Japanese Cormorant

A species of Typical Cormorants and Shags
Scientific name : Phalacrocorax capillatus Genus : Typical Cormorants and Shags

Japanese Cormorant, A species of Typical Cormorants and Shags
Botanical name: Phalacrocorax capillatus
Genus: Typical Cormorants and Shags
Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) Photo By あおもりくま,Aomorikuma , used under CC-BY-SA-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

The Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), also known as Temminck's cormorant, is a cormorant native to the east Palearctic. It lives from Taiwan, north through Korea and Japan, to the Russian Far East. The Japanese cormorant has a black body with a white throat and cheeks and a partially yellow bill. It is one of the species of cormorant that has been domesticated by fishermen in a tradition known in Japan as ukai (鵜飼) (literally meaning 'raising a cormorant'). It is called umiu (ウミウ sea cormorant) in Japanese. The Nagara River's well-known fishing masters work with this particular species to catch ayu.
Size
92 cm
Colors
Black
Green
Gray
White
Life Expectancy
4-5 years
Feeding Habits
Japanese Cormorant primarily consumes fish, diving skillfully to capture prey. Its diet includes a variety of fish species, reflecting japanese Cormorant's opportunistic feeding behavior and specialized hunting technique.
Habitat
Japanese Cormorant predominantly inhabits marine environments, particularly along rugged coastlines and islands. The species has a preference for coastal areas with ample access to water, making rocky shores its primary habitat. Although primarily found in coastal regions, japanese Cormorant has occasionally been observed in some inland areas, but such instances are rare and not characteristic of its typical habitat preferences. These birds are generally associated with broad temperate and subarctic zones, where they can exploit the rich marine resources for food.
Dite type
Piscivorous

General Info

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) Photo By あおもりくま,Aomorikuma , used under CC-BY-SA-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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