red-faced cormorant; red-faced shag; violet shag
A seabird species (Phalacrocorax urile) found in the North Pacific, including the Kuril Islands. The name is usually written in katakana.
The red-faced cormorant is a seabird often seen in the Kuril Islands.
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
Kanji form using 烏; rarely encountered outside specialized or historical texts.
Kanji form using 鴉; rarely encountered outside specialized or historical texts.
Compound of 千島 (Chishima, 'Kuril Islands') and 鵜烏/ウガラス (ugarasu, an old name for cormorant). The exact derivation of ugarasu is uncertain, but it likely refers to a cormorant-like bird.