Black kite - Black kite

Japanese: トビ(鳶) - トビ

A bird of the hawk family. Its wingspan is 50cm. Its whole body is dark brown, and unlike other hawks, its tail is wedge-shaped. It is widely distributed in Eurasia, Africa, Australia, New Guinea, etc., and in Japan it is a resident bird throughout the country, especially on the coasts near small mountains. It builds large nests from dead branches on top of tall trees. It rarely catches live animals, but feeds on mice and dead fish. It cries "peehyoro, hyoro."
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Japanese:

タカ科の鳥。翼長50cm。全身暗褐色で，他のタカ類と異なり，尾はくさび形。ユーラシア大陸，アフリカ，オーストラリア，ニューギニア等に広く分布し，日本では全国に留鳥として生息，特に小山に近い海岸に多い。高い木の上に枯枝で大きな巣を作る。生きた動物をとることは少なく，ネズミや魚の死体等を食べる。ピーヒョロ，ヒョロと鳴く。
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