An odd-looking bird was standing outside Shinjuku Station, catching the attention of passersby and train passengers. The biped stood at the entrance of the station, looking like a shaggy half-bird, half-salaryman. Twitter user @rukikikikiki photographed the bird and posted the photo on the Internet, asking if people knew what type of bird it was, as SoraNews24 details:
Avian enthusiasts were quick to identify the bird as “mizogoi” in Japanese. In English, mizogoi is commonly known as the Japanese night heron, a species found in East Asia which breeds in Japan — although it’s also been spotted in in Korea and eastern Russia — and spends its winters in Indonesia and the Philippines.
The bird is rarely seen in downtown Tokyo, if at all, as it prefers to live in a dense, damp, forest-like habitat. Furthermore, the Japanese night heron is listed as an endangered species, making the reason for its appearance outside Shinjuku Station even more of a mystery.
image via SoraNews24
Source: neatorama