Places and times seen in Munakata city

It is a rare traveling bird in Munakata, and it may come to the coast, such as the river of the river, in the spring migration period (around May).

Characteristic

The total length is 65 cm. Whole body white, resembles a rabbit. It is the same color in both sexes.
In the summer wings, the beak is yellowish orange, and the eye is blue-green. There is a tufted crown feather on the occipital head, and there are decorative feathers at the base, chest and back of the neck. The feet are black and the toes are yellow. The iris is yellow, but there are also dark individuals. In the marriage color, the bluishness of the eyes becomes darker and the bases and toes become reddish orange.
In winter feathers, the beak becomes black, the base of the lower beak and the eye point take yellow, so it is difficult to distinguish it from the young bird of the konjaki.

Habit

It flew to coast, estuary, tidal flats, paddy fields, wetlands, rivers and so on. Acting with a bird and acting while being influenced by the tides of the tide at the waterfront such as the coast, catches the fish while trembling his feet like a koji.

distribution

As traveling birds, or as rare winterbirds, we will fly without setting the area. There are many records in islands on the Japan Sea side and south of Kyushu.
It is a rare species worldwide and breeds only on the northwest coast of the Korean Peninsula and the coast of southeastern China.

Other

It is necessary to distinguish it from the white type of Kurosagi, Kosagi.