Turdus migratorius (English spelling) Turdusmigratorius

Japanese: Turdus migratorius(英語表記)Turdusmigratorius
Turdus migratorius (English spelling) Turdusmigratorius

…After the Age of Exploration, when British people went abroad and discovered birds with red chests, they named them robins. As a result, in North America, the word robin refers to a different, larger species of bird, the lesser robin, Turdus migratorius . It is not a member of the robin family, but a species of thrush that is much larger than a robin. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…大航海時代以降,海外に出たイギリス人たちは,胸の赤い鳥を発見するとrobinの名をつけた。この結果,北アメリカでrobinというと,ロビンとは別種の大型種コマツグミTurdus migratoriusを指す。コマドリの仲間ではなく,ツグミの1種でロビンよりずっと大きい。…

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