Species profile
Japanese Murrelet
Synthliboramphus wumizusume
Quick answer
Coasts and islands off e and s Japan and South Korea
- Scientific name
- Synthliboramphus wumizusume
- Family
- Alcidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Synthliboramphus
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Japanese Murrelet in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.