Places and times seen in Munakata city

It is a waterfowl, you can see all the year. It is found in rivers, reservoirs, paddy fields etc in various parts of the city. Currently, there is no colony at Munakata, and what seems to be in the breeding season seems to come from the surrounding area.

Characteristic

Length is 61 cm. Same color of both sexes.
It is a small shiraki, the beak and feet are black throughout the year and the toes are yellow. In the breeding season, two long crown feathers from the back of the head and decorative feathers curled on the back come out. It is also a very short period of time, but a marriage color appears in the near future with red purple. My feet are yellow and stand out. While flying, "Gor" crowns with muddy voice.

Habit

It is commonly seen in rivers, waterways, reservoirs, tidal flats, paddy fields such as paddy fields. Capture small eating animals such as fish, shrimp, crayfish, insects, frogs, and live in the waterside. Colonies are formed collectively in the forest and breed.

distribution

It is distributed in the southern temperate region of Eurasia Continent, Africa continent, Australian continent, New Zealand. In Japan, breeding in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, it can be seen throughout the year, but partly in winter to Southeast Asia.

Other

It is small as compared with Shirasagi, Tuusagi, Daisuke (Subspecific Ryegrass, Subspecies Daisygi), but if it is single, the size can not be compared and it becomes difficult to distinguish.
It is good to remember that the finger is yellow which is relatively small as a characteristic of the konjaku. However, when the summer has passed and the amazagi becomes winter feathers, the whole body of white moths turns white, which makes identification difficult.