Nile plover (English spelling) Pluvianus aegyptius; Egyptian plover

Japanese: ナイルチドリ（英語表記）Pluvianus aegyptius; Egyptian plover

It is a member of the Nile Plover family in the Charadriiformes order. It is also called the Crocodile Plover. Total length 22 cm. Its head and back are black, with a long white brow line. Its flight feathers are black, and the rest of its wings are gray-blue. Its tail is black, with a white stripe at the tip. Its thorax and abdomen are yellowish-brown, with a black stripe extending from its shoulders across its chest. Its legs are black. It is well known as a bird that is not afraid of humans. It is also famous for an article by the Greek historian Herodotus, in which it is said to enter the mouths of crocodiles to remove pieces of meat or parasites that are left between their teeth, but this feeding has not actually been seen. However, it does land on the backs of crocodiles and pick up parasites from their skin. It is found in the Nile River basin, the area from Sudan to Senegal, and from Uganda to Angola.

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Japanese:

チドリ目ナイルチドリ科。ワニチドリともいう。全長 22cm。頭部から背は黒く，白色の長い眉線がある。風切は黒く，翼のほかの部分は灰青色。尾は黒く，先端に白帯がある。胸腹部は黄褐色で，胸に肩から伸びる黒い横帯がある。脚は黒色。人を恐れない鳥としてよく知られている。また，ワニ類の口内に入って，歯の間に残っている肉片をとったり寄生虫をとったりするという，ギリシアの歴史家ヘロドトスの記事で有名な鳥であるが，実際にはこのような採食は確認されていない。しかし，ワニの背に止まって，体表についている寄生虫をくわえとることはある。ナイル川流域およびスーダンからセネガルにかけての一帯，ウガンダからアンゴラに分布する。

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