White's ground thrush (Tora tsugumi)

Japanese: トラツグミ(虎鶫) - トラツグミ（英語表記）White’s ground thrush

A passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae (illustration). It is about 30 cm long and is the largest of the thrushes in Japan. The upper part of the body has numerous black crescent spots on a yellowish brown background, and from the throat to the belly, black crescent spots are scattered on a dirty white background. There are thick white and black horizontal stripes on the underside of the wings, which are very noticeable when flying. It is widely distributed from Siberia to Southeast Asia and Australia, and in Japan it lives as a migratory bird in various places from Hokkaido to Kyushu. It prefers dark forests with a thick undergrowth layer of shrubs, and since it often settles within the forest, it is relatively rare to see it.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズメ目ヒタキ科の鳥（イラスト）。全長約30cm，日本のツグミ類中では最大。体上面は黄褐色地に黒色の三日月斑が多数あり，のどから腹にかけては汚白色地に黒色の三日月斑が散在している。翼の裏側には白色と黒色の太い横帯があり，飛んだときによく目だつ。シベリアから東南アジア，オーストラリアにかけて広く分布し，日本では北海道から九州までの各地に漂鳥として生息する。低木層がよく茂った暗い林に好んですみ，林内にすみついていることが多いので姿を見かけるのは比較的少ない。

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