Places and times seen in Munakata city

In Munakata, there are opportunities to observe in the forest of the whole area of ​​the city, the bush in the park etc in the time of migration of spring and autumn (late April to early May, from late August to early September) Opportunities are limited because of the small number.

Characteristic

The total length is 13 cm. It closely resembles Scarabaeus or Bombyxia but the body is the largest. Same color of both sexes.
Head and top are uniformly greenish brown, brown spot yellowish white, clear and slender, interrupted before the bases base. There are one or two yellow-white or white wing bands. The underside of the body is dirty white, with sides from the side breasts yellowish. The beak is blackish brown, and the bamboo is orange yellow except the tip. The foot is meat-brown.
Chori cheolchori choricchori "," Chori Chocho, Chori Chocho "etc. It is quadruped with others, but there are also individuals cried in triple time.

Habit

Breed and conquer to coniferous forests and needle wide mixed forests, and rest on plain forests etc. during migration. Actively move around the coniferous forest and predispose insects and spiders.

distribution

It is a summer bird, flying from the subalpine belt of Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu to Takayama. At the time of migration, you can see even the plains of various places. Breed in Japan alone.
Breeding in the Japanese archipelago, except Hokkaido, Nansei Islands, overwintering in Taiwan, Fujian Province of China, Philippines, Borneo, Celebes and others.

Other

It is very difficult to distinguish the three types of Meboshosukei, Okamisui, Komushikui. It is mainstream to distinguish by cry and it is difficult to specify by appearance at observation site.