Ppulsoeori

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.450

Category

동식물

Designated year

2005

Location

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Coordinates

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This English description was machine-translated and may contain inaccuracies. Refer to the original Korean text for details.

The Japanese Murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume) is a rare summer breeding bird on uninhabited islands such as Gugul Island in South Jeolla Province. It is distributed in the northeastern Pacific, the cold currents of Korea and Japan, and is particularly endemic to the Kyushu and Izu Islands. It has also been recorded in Sakhalin. Body length is approximately 20cm with a black forehead and forecrown. The back, lower back, and shoulder coverts are grayish with a black crest. A broad black band extends from the base of the bill through the eye to the throat. The remaining belly is entirely white with no striping on the shoulders. It breeds in colonies on coastal areas and rocky islands, using crevices between rocks or ground holes in sandy areas and grasslands as nests.