Places and times seen in Munakata city

It is a traveling bird in Munakata and can be seen during spring and autumn migration. It is often found in rice fields where rice fields have been harvested and rice harvesting.

Characteristic

Total length 24 cm. They are almost same color in both sexes.
Male summer feathers are black from face to belly, and a white band continues from the forehead to the black part. From the side there is a black lateral spot on the lower tail cylinder. From the top of the head to the top is a yellow, yellow-brown, pale, black, etc. mottled pattern. The lower surface of the wing is grayish brown, and the wing is light brown. Hemorrhoids are black and feet are grayish brown.
In females, the black area is brownish and sparse.
Winter feathers are yellowish brown and blackish brown spots on the head and upper surface, pale yellowish brown from the face, and pale white from the belly to the lower tail.

Habit

It inhabits paddy fields, fields, lawns, riverbanks, landfills, and tidal flats, but prefers freshwater areas to seawater areas. Many live in groups and tend to prefer a somewhat drier place than the waterfront. I often eat insect larvae and earthworms.

distribution

Most of the birds are traveling birds in the north of Kyushu, and wintering may occur in the west of the Kanto region. There are wintering individuals in the southwest islands every year.
It breeds in northern Siberia and often overwinters along the South China Sea coast, Sumatra, Java, Celebes, Borneo, and the Indian subcontinent.

Other

The distinction between Munagro and Daisen is very similar, so discrimination is necessary. The top of Daisen can be identified because it looks white or grayish. Daizen can also be identified by the fact that the feathers seen at the time of flight are black.