Oleander sparrow - Oleander sparrow

Japanese: キョウチクトウスズメ - きょうちくとうすずめ
Oleander sparrow - Oleander sparrow

...In Japan, only two Japanese bush warblers have been found on Okinoerabujima, and the Red Banded Sparrow has only been found sporadically, making its indigenous origins questionable. The Oleander Sparrow, whose larvae feed on oleander, is famous for flying from Africa to Europe every year, but it is also found in Southeast Asia, and has been indigenous to Okinawa Island since 1976. There is a strong suspicion that it did not fly there on its own, but was brought there artificially. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Oleander Sparrow" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本でもハガタスズメは,沖永良部島でわずか2匹が採集されているにすぎないし,アカオビスズメなども散発的に採集されるだけで土着性はあやしい。幼虫がキョウチクトウを食べるキョウチクトウスズメは,アフリカから年々ヨーロッパへ飛来するので有名だが,東南アジアまで分布しており,1976年以降沖縄本島に土着してしまった。みずから飛んできたものでなく,人為的に運ばれた疑いが強い。…

※「キョウチクトウスズメ」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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