Species profile
Swinhoe's Rail
Coturnicops exquisitus
Quick answer
Siberia and n Manchuria; winters to s China and Ryukyu Is.
- Scientific name
- Coturnicops exquisitus
- Family
- Rallidae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Genus
- Coturnicops
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Swinhoe's Rail in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.