Oxyruncus cristatus (English spelling) Oxyruncus cristatus

Japanese: Oxyruncus cristatus(英語表記)Oxyruncuscristatus
Oxyruncus cristatus (English spelling) Oxyruncus cristatus

…The Japanese name , Tairancho (大蘭鳥), is a phonetic spelling of the English tyrant-flycatcher. The sharpbill or crested sharpbill, as its name suggests, has a sharp beak and unique anatomical features, so it is sometimes classified as an independent family, Oxyruncidae, and sometimes as a member of the Tyrannidae family because its plumage is similar to that of certain tyrant butterflies. …

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

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Japanese:

…和名のタイランチョウ(太蘭鳥)は,英語のtyrant‐flycatcherの当て字である。 エイシチョウOxyruncus cristatus(鋭嘴鳥。英名sharpbillまたはcrested sharpbill)は,その名のように鋭くとがったくちばしをもち,解剖学上の特徴も特殊なので,独立のエイシチョウ科Oxyruncidaeに分類されたり,タイランチョウのあるものと羽色が似ていることから,タイランチョウ科に分類されたりしている。…

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