Turdus

Japanese: Turdus
Turdus

...A bird of the passerine family, family Muscicapidae, subfamily Turdus (illustration). It breeds in the forests of northeastern Siberia and winters in China and Japan. Total length is about 24 cm. The upperparts are dark brown, with white eyebrows. The underparts are whitish, with black spots on the chest and flanks. The wings are light brown. Sexes are the same color. They migrate to Japan around October. When they first arrive, they live in relatively large flocks and mostly eat nuts. However, they gradually disperse, and live in flocks of a few birds or alone in farmland, riverbanks, and bright forests. They walk quickly a few steps on the ground, stop, and catch and eat small animals such as insects. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スズメ目ヒタキ科ツグミ亜科の鳥(イラスト)。シベリア北東部の林で繁殖し,中国や日本で越冬する。全長約24cm。上面は暗褐色で,眉は白い。下面は白っぽく,胸とわき腹に黒斑がある。翼は明るい褐色。雌雄同色。日本には10月ころ渡来する。渡来当初は比較的大きな群れで生活し,木の実を食べることが多い。しかし,しだいに分散し,農耕地,河原,明るい林などで数羽の群れか単独で生活するようになる。地上で数歩足早に歩いて立ち止まり,昆虫などの小動物をつかまえて食べる。…

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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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