Shoubin

Japanese: ショウビン
Shoubin
Another name for kingfishers. The birds of the kingfisher family found in Japan for which this name is used as the standard Japanese name are the ruddy kingfisher, the mountain kingfisher, the southern kingfisher, and the Miyako kingfisher. The Kanokoshobin is another name for the Yamasemi. Nowadays, the word shobin is rarely used independently. Kingfisher [Naoya Abe]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
カワセミ類の鳥の別称。日本に分布しているカワセミ科の鳥で,この呼称が標準和名に用いられている種は,アカショウビン,ヤマショウビン,ナンヨウショウビン,ミヤコショウビンである。カノコショウビンはヤマセミの別称。現在では,ショウビンということばを独立して用いることはほとんどない。カワセミ【安部 直哉】

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