Common Murre
Uria aalge
Photo: あるたるふ / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
A black-and-white seabird that looks a little like a penguin, swimming underwater with its wings to catch fish. In Japan Teuri Island off Hokkaido is the main breeding site, but numbers have fallen sharply and conservation efforts continue.
- Scientific name
- Uria aalge
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Hokkaido
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Critically EndangeredMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- ウミガラス
- 简体中文
- 海鸦
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The Common Murre is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Hokkaido.
You can see the Common Murre at Aquamarine Fukushima, Tokyo Sea Life Park, Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
The Common Murre is listed as "Critically Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as ウミガラス).
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