Phaethontidae

Japanese: Phaethontidae
Phaethontidae

…General term for birds of the Phaethontidae family, order Pelecaniformes. These birds are medium-sized seabirds that are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters around the world and are classified into one genus and three species.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ペリカン目ネッタイチョウ科Phaethontidaeの鳥の総称。この仲間は中型の海鳥で,世界の熱帯や亜熱帯海域に広く分布し,1属3種に分類される。…

※「Phaethontidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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