Rails, Crakes & Coots of Japan

11 rails, crakes and coots have been recorded in Japan on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and carry a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia. Every bird below is a member of this group — the family Rallidae. Start with the well-known species, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.

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Rails, Crakes & Coots of Japan to know first

• Baillon’s CrakeZapornia pusilla
• Black-backed SwamphenPorphyrio indicus
• Brown-cheeked RailRallus indicus
• Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
• Eurasian CootFulica atra
• Okinawa RailGallirallus okinawae
• Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
• Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoides
• Swinhoe’s RailCoturnicops exquisitus
• WatercockGallicrex cinerea
• White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus

Keep exploring

• Birds of Japan
• Ducks, Geese & Swans of Japan (57 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of Japan (56 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Japan (47 species)
• Old World Flycatchers & Chats of Japan (41 species)
• Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Japan (27 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of Japan (23 species)
• Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of Japan (20 species)
• Old World Buntings of Japan (19 species)
• Thrushes of Japan (19 species)

Rails, Crakes & Coots in other regions

• Rails, Crakes & Coots of Brazil (33 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of Colombia (29 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of Indonesia (29 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of Peru (29 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of Ecuador (28 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of Argentina (26 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of the United States (21 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of India (20 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of Australia (19 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of Mexico (18 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of the Philippines (18 species)

Species and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Family grouping follows the IOC World Bird List. Tap any bird for its full profile.