Albert the Lyrebird

Japanese: アルバートコトドリ - あるばーとことどり
Albert the Lyrebird

…A general term for birds in the family Menuridae, or one of them. There are two species of this family, the Menuridae and the Albert's Lyrebird, which are distributed locally in eastern Australia. Both species have a common plumage, but the male has a unique tail feather shape, and is famous for spreading and displaying these feathers during the breeding season. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スズメ目コトドリ科Menuridaeの鳥の総称,またはそのうちの1種を指す。この科の鳥はコトドリとアルバートコトドリの2種があり,オーストラリア東部に局地的に分布する。両種とも羽色はじみだが,雄は独特の形の尾羽をもち,繁殖期にこの尾羽を広げてディスプレーをするので有名。…

※「アルバートコトドリ」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。

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