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
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
Yambaru
…are threatened species on the IUCN Red List and 177 feature on the Red List of the Ministry of the Environment. Rare species include the flightless Okinawa rail (Yambaru kuina in Japanese), Okinawa woodpecker (Special Natural Monument), Ryukyu robin, Amami woodcock, Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle, Anderson's…
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.