The Japanese murrelet or crested murrelet is a small bird that inhabits rocky islets and reefs in the warm waters of Japan and southern Korea. Its non breeding range includes Hokkaido and southern parts of Primorye and Sakhalin. It has black and bluish grey upper body and white underparts plumage. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1836)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.98 pl.579
Protonym:
Uria wumizusume
Type locality:
Shores of Japan and Korea.
Avibase ID:
A332A7CEC3459F1A
Avibase ID:
avibase-A332A7CE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A332A7CE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177009
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Temminck's Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Guillemot du Japon ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Guillemot du Japon ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 1st edition: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements, version 2021: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements, version 2022: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements, version 2023: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements, version 2024: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 3rd edition: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 4th edition: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 6th edition: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements, version 2015: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements, version 2016: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements, version 2017: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements, version 2018: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Clements, version 2019: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 1.50: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 1.52: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 1.53: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 1.54: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 1.55: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 2015: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 2016: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 2017: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 2018: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 2019: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 2021: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 2022: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 2023: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
eBird version 2024: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Crested Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Crested Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Oriental Bird Club: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Synthliboramphus wumizusume |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Synthliboramphus wumizusume |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Synthliboramphus wumizusume |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Japanese Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus wumizusume) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Synthliboramphus wumizusume |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Synthliboramphus wumizusume |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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