Okinawa rail
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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
Okinawa Rail imported from i Naturalist photo 388492786 on 12 June 2024
Stuffed specimen of Hypotaenidia okinawae at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.
Yambaru
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Yambaru is the Okinawan and Kunigami name given to the forested northern part of Okinawa Island in Japan. Spanning the northern villages of Higashi, Kunigami, and Ōgimi, Yambaru contains some of the l
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 (ヤンバルクイナ（山原水鶏）, "Yanbaru rail"). Its existence was only confirmed in 1978 and it was formally described in 1981 although unidentified rails had been recorded on the island since…
Okinawa rail