Okinawa Rail
Hypotaenidia okinawae
Photo: Agostini Sylvain / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Okinawa Rail is a nearly flightless bird living only in the Yanbaru forests of northern Okinawa Island, with a red bill and legs and white barring on a dark body. Described as a new species in 1981, it has declined because of introduced mongooses and road accidents, and it is a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Hypotaenidia okinawae
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Critically EndangeredMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- ヤンバルクイナ
- 简体中文
- 冲绳秧鸡
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The Okinawa Rail is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Okinawa Rail is listed as "Critically Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as ヤンバルクイナ).
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