Places and times seen in Munakata city

In Munakata is a traveling bird, it is a rare bird that can be seen very rarely during the spring and autumn migration. So far, there is an example observed in Munakata Okinoshima.

Characteristic

Total length 17 cm. It is bigger than a sparrow. It is the same color in both sexes.
Whole body pale brown with dark brown vertical spots on parietal, back, chest. The axial mottling of the mid rain coat is not a triangle, it has a shape like the lower half of the heart shape. The eyebrows are unclear, the beaks are thin, and the shape is such that it is dented on the nostrils. The tip of the upper lobe appears sharp. The paddy is somewhat short, the nail of the toe is slightly short and bent. The exudate of the outside feather is shaped like a semicircle.

Habit

It flew to farmland, turf, landfill etc. Often it is observed with a single bird. Walk while swinging up and down the grassland with low plant height etc and eat insects and spiders etc.

distribution

It is a very rare traveling bird, it is recorded nationwide, but it is local. There are many records mainly on the small island on the side of the Sea of Japan.
From worldwide perspective, it breeds from Mongolia to the southern part of Siberia and overwinter in areas centered on the Indian subcontinent.