Rostrhamus sociabilis (English spelling) Rostrhamussociabilis

Japanese: Rostrhamus sociabilis(英語表記)Rostrhamussociabilis
Rostrhamus sociabilis (English spelling) Rostrhamussociabilis

…Both species have a dark brown appearance, but many in this family have beautiful coloring of white, blue-gray, and black. The Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis , which lives in Central and South America and Florida, is known for eating mainly freshwater snails. The Swallow Kite, Elanoides forficatus , also from the New World, has a long, forked tail like a swallow and catches large insects in the air. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Rostrhamus sociabilis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ともに暗褐色のじみな姿をしているが,この仲間には,白色,青灰色,黒色の配色が美しい種も多い。中央・南アメリカとフロリダにすむタニシトビRostrhamus sociabilisはもっぱら淡水産の巻貝を食べることで有名である。同じく新大陸産のツバメハイイロトビElanoides forficatusは,ツバメのように二またに割れた長い尾をもち,空中で大型の昆虫をとる。…

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