Antbird - Antbird (English spelling)

Japanese: アリドリ(蟻鳥) - アリドリ(英語表記)antbird
Antbird - Antbird (English spelling)
A general term for birds of the passerine order Formicariidae family (illustration, illustration). This name comes from the fact that some species of this family follow behind trains of army ants and catch insects, frogs, lizards, etc. that are chased away by the ants. There are about 50 genera and 230 species, of which about 40 species are found in Central America, and all species except for two species that are endemic to Central America are found in South America. They are 8 to 36 cm in total length, but most species are 10 to 20 cm in total length.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
スズメ目アリドリ科Formicariidaeの鳥の総称(イラスト,イラスト)。この名は,この科の一部の種がグンタイアリの列のあとについて回り,アリによって追い出された昆虫,カエル,トカゲなどをとる習性があることによる。約50属230種からなり,そのうち中央アメリカには約40種が分布し,南アメリカには中央アメリカ特産の2種を除くすべての種が分布している。全長8~36cmだが,大部分の種は全長10~20cm大である。

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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