In
the category of the IUCN Red List :Least Concern
Category
of migrant to Japan :Winter bird
In
late years I have never watched this wild bird.
That's why I will install the images I took on February 19,
2010.
According to Wikipedia,
Its distribution is that:
Eurasia and breeding in the frigid region of North America, and
in winter it crosses from the subarctic zone to the temperate zone.In Japan, as a winterbird, mainly flying around North Japan, the number of individuals is small. The record is nationwide from Hokkaido to the Nansei Islands.
This bird's Japanese name is Keshinosri. The meaning of English is as follows.
The meaning of "ke" is hair, "ashi" is leg, "no" is field, "suri" is pickpocket.