The Mukojima Islands ( ) – formerly known as the Parry Group – are a group of uninhabited small islands with a collective land area of 586 ha. They lie some 900–1,100 km south of

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in the

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group of the Nanpō Archipelago of Japan. Islands in the group include Kitanojima, Mukojima,

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, Yomejima, Maejima, with some other smaller islets. Mukojima, at 257 ha, is the largest in area, while Nakōdo-jima is the highest at 155 m. Their original forests have been severely reduced or damaged by browsing by

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s, followed by

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Important Bird Area

The islands have been recognised as an

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(IBA) by

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because they support populations of resident Japanese wood pigeons and Bonin white-eyes, as well as occurrent black-footed albatrosses.

References

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