turacin

Japanese: turacin
turacin

…In many birds, green is a structural color or a mixture of melanin and carotenoids, but in this species, it is due to a single green pigment called turacoverdin. On the other hand, the red feathers on the head and wings are due to a pigment called turacin. Representative species include the Crested Bush Warbler Corythaeola cristata and the Yellow-breasted Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi (illustration) …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…多くの鳥では,緑色は構造色かメラニンとカロチノイドの混合色であるが,この類の場合にはツラコバジンturacoverdinという単一の緑色素によっている。一方,頭や翼にある赤い羽色は,ツラシンturacinという色素によるものである。代表種にカンムリエボシドリCorythaeola cristataやオウカンエボシドリTauraco hartlaubi(イラスト)がいる。…

※「turacin」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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