A bird of the order Pelecaniformes and family Pelecanidae. It is about 51 cm long. Its body is black-brown and its legs are yellowish-fleshed. It breeds on islands in Australia and New Zealand, and also migrates to the North Pacific Ocean. It migrates to the waters around Japan in early summer. [Hiroshi Hasegawa] [References] |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
鳥綱ミズナギドリ目ミズナギドリ科の鳥。全長約51センチメートル。体は黒褐色、足は黄肉色。オーストラリアやニュージーランドの島で繁殖し、北太平洋にも渡る。初夏、日本近海に渡来する。 [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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