Japanese cormorant explained

The Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), also known as Temminck's cormorant, is a cormorant native to the east Palearctic.

It is migratory, and has been observed to dive to significant depths for food.^[1]

It has a black body with a white throat and cheeks and a partially yellow bill.

It is one of the species of cormorant that has been domesticated by fishermen in a tradition known in Japan as ukai (鵜飼) (literally meaning 'raising a cormorant'). It is called umiu (ウミウ sea cormorant) in Japanese. The Nagara River's well-known fishing masters work with this particular species to catch ayu.^[2]

Distribution

• • China Japan
• North Korea
• Russian Far East
• South Korea
• Taiwan

External links

• Web site: Japanese cormorant. bsc-eoc.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930151359/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=summary&lang=EN&id=404771A71067240D&ts=1139121895046 . 2007-09-30 . Avibase.

Notes and References

1. KURIHARA . Takumi . HIRATA . Akihiro . YAMAGUCHI . Tsuyoshi . OKADA . Harue . KAMEDA . Miho . SAKAI . Hiroki . HARIDY . Mohie . YANAI . Tokuma . 2020 . Avipoxvirus infection in two captive Japanese cormorants (<i>Phalacrocorax capillatus</i>) . Journal of Veterinary Medical Science . 82 . 6 . 817–822 . 10.1292/jvms.19-0406 . 0916-7250. free . 7324821 .
2. http://www.gifu-rc.jp/ukai/u_main.html Cormorant Fishing "UKAI"