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Synthliboramphus wumizusume

Identification

It has black and bluish grey upper body and white underparts plumage.

Distribution

Japan, Russia and South Korea.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Rocky islets and reefs.

Behaviour

Nest are made in crevices, burrows and hollows in rocks, the gaps in piles of stones, and among grasses on uninhabited islands. 1-2 eggs are laid in March. Incubation duty was shared almost equally by both parents. The chicks are not fed in the nest, but leave the nest one to two nights after hatching.



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