Bowerbird (garden bird) - Bowerbird (English spelling)

Japanese: ニワシドリ(庭師鳥) - ニワシドリ(英語表記)bowerbird
Bowerbird (garden bird) - Bowerbird (English spelling)
A general term for birds of the passerine order, family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are also called bowerbirds. This family consists of 17 species in 8 genera, and is distributed in New Guinea and its neighboring islands, as well as Australia. Most species have a unique ecology in which they build elaborate structures on the ground during the breeding season, where males display to attract females and mate. The name bowerbird comes from the ecology that allows them to build these special structures. They are 23-38 cm in length, roughly the size of a thrush or a jay.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
スズメ目ニワシドリ科Ptilonorhynchidaeの鳥の総称。アズマヤドリ(亭鳥)ともいう。この科は8属17種からなり,ニューギニアとその近隣の島々およびオーストラリアに分布している。大部分の種は,繁殖期に手のこんだ構築物を地上につくり,雄はそこでディスプレーを行って雌を引き寄せ,交尾をする特異な生態がある。ニワシドリの名は,この特殊な構築物をつくる生態によっている。 全長23~38cm,およそツグミ大からカケス大の大きさがある。

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