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. Plunge diving; warm-current waters; offshore, to the edge of the continental shelf; upwellings and converging currents (Ref. 356). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (C2a(ii)) Ref. 123251)
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