Swinhoe's Rail

The Swinhoe's Rail is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Swinhoe's Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia. Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and arable land. It is the world's smallest rail at 13 cm (5.2 in) and 24.5 grams. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Coturnicops exquisitus. More

The smallest of these is the Swinhoe's Rail, at 13 cm (5 inches) and 25 grams. The larger species are also sometimes given other names. The black coots are more adapted to open water than their relatives, and some other large species are called gallinules and swamphens. The largest of this group is the Takahē, at 65 cm (26 inches) and 2.7 kg (6 lbs). More

Xavier Cortada, 134E Swinhoe's Rail, pencil on paper, 9" x 12", 2009 - 134°E Coturnicops exquisitus Swinhoe's Rail Drawing courtesy of BirdLife International - To learn more about the Swinhoe's Rail, please visit: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails. More