Japanese: shiroharakuina
Latin: Amaurornis phoenicurus
Date: 8/MAY/2004
Location: Hikarigaoka Park, Tokyo, Japan
Size: L = 33cm
Photo by Makoto Furuya
Notes: Their normal range is tropical
Southeast Asia including Okinawa and it is very rare to find it in
central Japan.
Japanese: onikuina
Latin: Rallus longirostris
Date: 5/APR/2003
Location: HAS Bolivar Flats Sanctuary, Texas
Size: L = 37cm, WS = 48cm
Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto
Note: I saw 3 birders setting up scopes on the access road to the Sanctuary, so I approached slowly and saw 2 rails walking on the road about 5 m from the birders. Then rails went into fight and both headed opposite way. This one walked across the road and into the tall grass.
English:
Clapper Rail
Japanese: onikuina
Latin: Rallus longirostris
Date: 20/MAY/2007
Location: Port Bolivar, Texas
Note: I found a Clapper Rail with 3 chicks
at a pond on Frenchtown Road. They were really cautious at the
beggining, but after waiting for 30 min. or so they decided I have
turned into a rock or something. :-)
First one chick came out of reed, then the mom and two other chicks
followed her. This one chick can walk fast so it was right behind the
mom. The chick even followed her into a pond and then realized it
was way too deep and turned around.
Japanese: onikuina
Latin: Ralluslongirostris
Date: 7/SEP/2003
Location: Anahuc NWR, Texas
Size: L = 37cm, WS = 48cm
Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto
