…General term for birds of the genus Leptoptilos in the family Ciconidae. This genus includes three species: the greater adjutant L. dubius , the lesser adjutant L. javanicus , found in South Asia, and the marabou L. crumeniferus , found in Africa. Both the greater adjutant and the marabou L. crumeniferus are large birds, with a total length of up to 1.5m and a wingspan of up to 3m. *Some of the terminology that refers to the "African Marabou Stork" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…コウノトリ目コウノトリ科ハゲコウ属Leptoptilosの鳥の総称。この属には,南アジアに分布するオオハゲコウL.dubiusとコハゲコウL.javanicusおよびアフリカに分布するアフリカハゲコウL.crumeniferusの3種がある。オオハゲコウとアフリカハゲコウは,どちらも全長1.5m,翼幅3mに及ぶ大きな鳥である。… ※「アフリカハゲコウ」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。 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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