Observation Records of the Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume in the Breeding Season in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Toshimitsu Nuka; Kazuyuki Kuwabara; Tetsuhisa Noichi; Hideki Haga; Shin-ichi Takeda

doi:10.3312/jyio.36.93

Observation Records of the Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume in the Breeding Season in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Toshimitsu Nuka, Kazuyuki Kuwabara, Tetsuhisa Noichi, Hideki Haga, Shin-ichi Takeda

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Keywords: Alcidae, Breeding season, Japanese Murrelet, Pacific Ocean, Vulnerable species in IUCN RDB category

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2004 Volume 36 Issue 1 Pages 93-96

DOI https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.36.93

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Abstract

We report two records of the Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume in the breeding season. 1) On 21 April 2003, one adult was observed about 1km offshore of Uchiura Bay, Amatsu-Kominato. 2) On 23 May 2003, two adults and one chick were observed about 2km offshore of Katsuura Bay, Katsuura. This is the first observation record of a chick with adults on the sea around Chiba Prefecture.

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