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ForestLarge · 433 g
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It is about 30 cm long with a wingspan of 50 cm and a weight of around 435 g. It is almost flightless and has very short wings and tail. The bill is large and bright red with a whitish tip. The long, strong legs are red as are the iris and eye-ring. The upperparts are olive-brown while the underparts are black with narrow white bars. The face is black with a white spot between the bill and eye and a white line behind the eye, extending back to the side of the neck. The undertail-coverts are dark brown with pale bars.
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When to see the Okinawa Rail
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Okinawa Rail
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Okinawa Rail
The Okinawa rail is a species of bird in the rail family, Rallidae. It is endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan where it is known as the Yanbaru kuina . Its existence was only confirmed in 1978 and it was formally described in 1981 although unidentified rails had been recorded on the island since at least 1973 and local stories of a bird known as the agachi kumira may refer to this species. The species was formerly placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut RailGallirallus castaneoventrisThe chestnut rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
Woodford's RailGallirallus woodfordiWoodford's rail, also known as the Guadalcanal rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
Pink-legged RailGallirallus insignisThe pink-legged rail, also known as the New Britain rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
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