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2021年2月21日日曜日

Daurian Redstart,ジョウビタキ

A very friendly Daurian Redstart, which can be found in residential areas and home gardens as autumn deepens (quoted from Wikipedia below), breeds in Tibet around northeastern China, coastal states, and  Lake Baikal.In the during non-breeding seasons, migrate to Japan,  China, southern part and the northern part of the Indochina Peninsula,and overwinter. In Japan, it comes all over the country as a winter bird.But in Korea near to Japan it is said to be a resident bird.













 

2021年2月12日金曜日

Japanese Grosbeak,イカル

 As usual, according to Wikipedia, Japanese grosbeak breeds in the coastal region of eastern Russia and in Japan, the group of the north in Japan migrate to southern China in winter and overwinter. In Japan, it breeds in the forests of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, but individuals in northern Japan move to warm regions south of Honshu in winter. The total length is about 23 cm. It has a thick and large yellow beak.











2021年2月4日木曜日

Eastern marsh harrier:チュウヒ

There used to be an RV car named Harrier, but it is the English name of the Eastern Marsh Harrier.

As you know, the Hen harrier (Northern harrier) is also a member of the circinate,very popular among bird photographer in Japan

In Eastern marsh harrier, about three types are observed: normal coat color all brown, white head, and blackhead, but in Japan, the white head is called zusiro, and black is called zuguro.

Zusiro's zu means head in Japanese, and siro means white. Similarly, zuguro's guro means black

I'm not an expert in this field, so I don't know why each coat color is different.

Another name for Zuguro in Japan is Tairikugata tyuhi, which means the continental type of strain marsh harrier in English.

Head: black colored


                                       Head: white colored








                                       Head: brown colored, said to be type normal







 

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