Japanese grosbeak (Japanese grosbeak)

Japanese: イカル(桑鳲) - イカル（英語表記）Japanese grosbeak

A passerine bird of the family Fringillidae (illustration). It is about the same size as a starling, with a total length of about 23 cm. Its distinctive features are its black forehead, eyes, and crown, and its large yellow beak. Its body is light gray overall, its wings and tail are shiny black, and its wings have white stripes, making it very conspicuous when in flight. It is relatively sluggish and inactive. It is found in northeastern China, Primorsky Krai, the Korean peninsula, and Japan. In Japan, it breeds north of Honshu, and those in northern Japan migrate to central Honshu and south in winter. It lives in open areas with a mixture of shrubs, such as mountain deciduous broadleaf forests, secondary forests, and forest edges.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズメ目アトリ科の鳥（イラスト）。ムクドリとほぼ同じ大きさで，全長約23cm。額，眼先，頭頂が黒く，大きい黄色のくちばしが特徴。体は全体に明るい灰色で，翼と尾は光沢のある黒色，翼には白帯があり，飛ぶときによく目だつ。比較的のっそりして，活発には活動しない。中国東北部，沿海州，朝鮮半島，日本に分布している。日本では本州以北で繁殖し，北日本のものは冬に本州中部以南に渡って過ごす。山地の落葉広葉樹林や，その二次林，林縁など，低木の入り混じった開けたところにすむ。

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