Muscicapinae

Japanese: Muscicapinae
Muscicapinae

…A general term for birds of the Muscicapinae subfamily, family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. One of the characteristics of Muscicapinae is that when they perch on a branch and spot a flying fly or horsefly, they fly off to catch it and then return to their original position.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スズメ目ヒタキ科ヒタキ亜科Muscicapinaeの鳥の総称。ヒタキ類の特徴の一つとして,枝に止まっていて,飛んでいるハエやアブなどを見つけると飛びたってつかまえ,またもとの位置に戻る習性がある。…

※「Muscicapinae」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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