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The ''Yanbaru kuina'' is a species of flightless bird, a rail, endemic to the [[Yanbaru]] region of northern [[Okinawa Island]]. | The ''Yanbaru kuina'' is a species of flightless bird, a rail, endemic to the [[Yanbaru]] region of northern [[Okinawa Island]]. | ||
| − | They are known to eat a variety of fruits and small creatures, including bayberries (J: ''yamamomo''), snails, earthworms, and insects. | + | They are known to eat a variety of fruits and small creatures, including bayberries (J: ''yamamomo''), snails, earthworms, and insects. Though flightless, they climb trees and sleep high in the branches in order to avoid predators. |
Kuina populations are endangered by development, cars and other human sources of danger, and by the island's invasive [[mongoose]] population.<ref>Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/9511497423/sizes/l]</ref> | Kuina populations are endangered by development, cars and other human sources of danger, and by the island's invasive [[mongoose]] population.<ref>Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/9511497423/sizes/l]</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | *Gallery labels, Yama to Mizu Seikatsu Hakubutsukan, Higashi Village, Okinawa.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49599706951/sizes/l/] | + | *Gallery labels, Yama to Mizu Seikatsu Hakubutsukan, Higashi Village, Okinawa.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49599706951/sizes/l/][https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49599963507/sizes/h/] |
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[[Category:Ryukyu]] | [[Category:Ryukyu]] | ||
[[Category:Flora and Fauna]] | [[Category:Flora and Fauna]] | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 19 November 2021
- Japanese: ヤンバルクイナ (Yanbaru kuina)
The Yanbaru kuina is a species of flightless bird, a rail, endemic to the Yanbaru region of northern Okinawa Island.
They are known to eat a variety of fruits and small creatures, including bayberries (J: yamamomo), snails, earthworms, and insects. Though flightless, they climb trees and sleep high in the branches in order to avoid predators.
Kuina populations are endangered by development, cars and other human sources of danger, and by the island's invasive mongoose population.[1]
