Swinhoe's Rail is a small rail with fine brown-and-white markings that migrates within East Asia. It uses wet grassland on breeding grounds and reeds or fallow fields in winter.
The head and back are brown with black streaks and fine white bars. The face and breast have white spots, and the white secondaries show clearly in flight.
It migrates, using wet grassland on breeding grounds. During migration and winter it also uses reedbeds, wet grassland, and fallow fields.
IUCN Red List · Least Concern (LC) · Global