A seabird of the family Pelecanidae. It has a total length of about 70 cm and a wingspan of 79 cm. It lives in warm waters around the world and eats flying fish and squid. It is nocturnal, nests in trees, and lays a single egg. In Japan, it breeds in the southern part of the Ryukyu Islands. [Hiroshi Hasegawa] [Reference] |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
鳥綱ペリカン目カツオドリ科の海鳥。全長約70センチメートル、翼開長79センチメートル。世界の暖海域にすみ、トビウオやイカを食べる。夜行性で、樹上に営巣し、1卵を産む。日本では南西諸島南部で繁殖する。 [長谷川博] [参照項目] |出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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