Synthliboramphus wumizusume (Temminck, 1836)
Japanese murrelet
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Family:  Alcidae ()
Max. size:  26 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 295.8 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: From Sakhalin, south to Izu Islands (Japan), west to North and South Korea and east to Hokkaido (Japan) and Kuril Islands. Subtropical to temperate.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 1.96 cm; tarsus: 1.805 cm; wing: 14.35 cm.
Biology:  Similar diet to that of Ancient Murrelet.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (C2a(ii)) Ref. 123251)
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