A bird of the order Psittacidae in the family Parrotidae. There are two subspecies found in southwestern Africa. It is small and short-tailed, measuring about 16.5 cm in length, but is the largest of the lovebirds. Its body is green, with a rose red color from the forehead to the chest, a blue lower back, and a yellowish-white beak. It is kept as a pet, but the sexes are the same color, making it difficult to tell them apart. Compared to the lovebird A. personata , this species can be distinguished by the fact that the area around the eyes is not white, the face is rose red instead of red, and the beak is whitish. [Nagahisa Kuroda] [Reference] |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
鳥綱オウム目インコ科の鳥。アフリカ南西部に2亜種がある。全長約16.5センチメートルと小形短尾であるが、ボタンインコ類lovebirds中では最大種。体部は緑色で、額から胸にかけてバラ赤色、腰は青色、嘴(くちばし)は黄白色をしている。飼い鳥にされるが、雌雄同色で識別がむずかしい。ボタンインコA. personataと比べると、本種は眼囲が白くないこと、顔の赤が赤色でなくバラ赤色であること、嘴が白っぽいことなどで区別できる。 [黒田長久] [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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