Song goshawk - Uta otaka

Japanese: ウタオオタカ - うたおおたか
Song goshawk - Uta otaka

...In Japan, there are four species of birds, from the largest to the smallest: the Northern Goshawk (illustration), the Northern Sparrowhawk (illustration), the Red-breasted Bunting, and the Sparrowhawk (illustration). They hunt birds in forests and on the forest edges. The African Song Goshawk, Melierax metabates , lives in the savanna and waits for prey by perching on trees. It is famous for its beautiful, vocal cries.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "song goshawk" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本には大きいほうからオオタカ(イラスト),ハイタカ(イラスト),アカハラダカ,ツミ(イラスト)の4種が分布し,森の中や林縁で鳥をとっている。アフリカ産のウタオオタカMelierax metabatesは,サバンナにすみ,木に止まって獲物を待つ。美しい音色でよく鳴くことで有名。…

※「ウタオオタカ」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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