Porphyrio

Japanese: Porphyrio
Porphyrio

…Length is about 10-40cm. Some birds, such as the Porphyrio genus, have bright purple or blue plumage, but most species have black, white, gray, brown, or chestnut-colored plumage, with dark vertical and horizontal stripes on the back and belly, and generally have rather inconspicuous plumage. The beak can be thick and short, medium-length, or quite long and slender. …

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Japanese:

…全長約10~40cm。羽色はセイケイ属Porphyrioのように紫色や青色の鮮やかな色の鳥もいるが,大半の種は黒色,白色,灰色,褐色,くり色などの羽毛で,背や腹に暗色の縦斑や横斑をもち,どちらかといえば目だたない羽色のものが多い。くちばしは太くて短いもの,中程度の長さのもの,かなり細長いものなどがある。…

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