Swinhoe's rail
| Swinhoe's rail | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Coturnicops |
| Species: | C. exquisitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coturnicops exquisitus (Swinhoe, 1873) | |
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.
The common name commemorates the British naturalist Robert Swinhoe.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Coturnicops exquisitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 331–332.