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Coturnicops exquisitus (Swinhoe, 1873) Family: Rallidae Order: Gruiformes print version
Swinhoe's rail Râle de Swinhoe Polluela exquisita Mandschurensumpfhuhn
Migration: intracontinental

Verbreitungskarte von Coturnicops exquisitus Migratory, wintering S to SE China (Fujian and Guangdong); rare winter visitor to Japan, occurring on Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu; regarded as transient or wintering in N & S Korea and Ryukyu Is (Miyako-jima, and Amami-oshima or Okinawa). Recorded in Japan between early Aug and mid-May; most records Oct-Apr.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)


Regions: East Asia, North Asia
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(Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel)