Nagamichi Kuroda

Nagamichi Kuroda
黒田 長礼
Born(1889-11-24)November 24, 1889
DiedApril 16, 1978(1978-04-16) (aged 88)
EducationDoctor of Science, Tokyo Imperial University
OccupationOrnithologist

Nagamichi Kuroda (黒田 長礼, Kuroda Nagamichi, 24 November 1889 – 16 April 1978) was a Japanese ornithologist. His works included Ducks of the World (1912), Geese and Swans of the World (1913), Birds of the Island of Java (2 Volumes, 1933–36) and Parrots of the World in Life Colours (1975). He described the crested shelduck in 1917.

He also worked on the distinction between the auks and petrels and the special characteristics of shearwaters that foraged underwater.