Latin: Hydrophasianus chirurgus JP: レンカク Unmistakable, with large feet evolved for wading on lily pads and breeding plumage marked by the elongated black central tail feathers, white front, wing, and silky golden nape. Body is chocolate brown, with a white face; the back of the crown is black with white stripes running down the sides of the neck that separate the white of the front of neck and the golden yellow of the nape.