How big is a Japanese Cormorant?

The Japanese Cormorant is a huge sized bird weighing about 2.8 kg.

Where can you see a Japanese Cormorant?

The Japanese Cormorant occurs in 8 countries, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia and China.

What birds look similar to a Japanese Cormorant?

The Japanese Cormorant is most easily confused with the Bank Cormorant, the Socotra Cormorant and the Pitt Shag.

Is the Japanese Cormorant endangered?

The Japanese Cormorant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Japanese Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capillatus

Cormorants and Shags · Suliformes · Rare

The Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) is a rare cormorants and shag found in 8 countries, weighing about 2.8 kg. The Japanese cormorant, also known as Temminck's cormorant, is a species of cormorant native to coastal areas of the east Palearctic.

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Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), photo 1 — Photo: houroumono · CC BY 2.0

Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), photo 2 — Photo: Andrew Bazdyrev (andrewbazdyrev) · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), photo 3 — Photo: Anton Labachou (riyga25) · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), photo 4 — Photo: belvedere04 · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), photo 5 — Photo: Andrew Bazdyrev (andrewbazdyrev) · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), photo 6 — Photo: Andrew Bazdyrev (andrewbazdyrev) · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), photo 7 — Photo: houroumono · CC BY 2.0

Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), photo 8 — Photo: Philipp Franz von Siebold · Public domain

Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), photo 9 — Photo: Philipp Franz von Siebold · Public domain

Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), photo 10 — Photo: David Starr Jordan · Public domain

About the Japanese Cormorant

The Japanese cormorant, also known as Temminck's cormorant, is a species of cormorant native to coastal areas of the east Palearctic.

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Where it lives

Japan South Korea Taiwan Russia China Hong Kong SAR China Mongolia North Korea

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in May. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Japanese Cormorant look like?: The Japanese cormorant, also known as Temminck's cormorant, is a species of cormorant native to coastal areas of the east Palearctic.
How big is a Japanese Cormorant?: The Japanese Cormorant is a huge sized bird weighing about 2.8 kg.
Where can you see a Japanese Cormorant?: The Japanese Cormorant occurs in 8 countries, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia and China.
What birds look similar to a Japanese Cormorant?: The Japanese Cormorant is most easily confused with the Bank Cormorant, the Socotra Cormorant and the Pitt Shag.
Is the Japanese Cormorant endangered?: The Japanese Cormorant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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