Buzzard (Japanese buzzard)

Japanese: ノスリ(鵟) - ノスリ（英語表記）buzzard

A bird of the order Accipitridae. It breeds in the Palearctic region and parts of Africa, and migrates to Africa, South Asia, and the Malay Archipelago in winter. Its upperparts are dark brown, and its underparts are pale yellowish brown with dark brown markings. The total length is about 52 cm for males and about 57 cm for females. It is the second most common hawk in Japan after the black kite, and is often found in forests, grasslands, and farmland on plains and low mountains. It preys mainly on small mammals such as mice and moles, and also eats frogs and small birds, but catches most of its prey on the ground. Its tail is shorter than that of a black kite, and a soaring buzzard has a distinctive fan-shaped, slightly rounded tail at the tip.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

タカ目タカ科の鳥。旧北区およびアフリカの一部で繁殖し，冬はアフリカ，南アジア，マレー諸島まで渡る。上面は暗褐色，下面は淡黄褐色に暗褐色の斑紋がある。全長は雄約52cm，雌約57cm。日本ではトビについでふつうに見られるタカで，平地や低山の林，草原，農耕地に多い。ネズミやモグラなどの小哺乳類を多くとり，カエルや小鳥類も食べるが，ほとんどの獲物は地上でつかまえる。尾はトビより短く，帆翔（はんしよう）中のノスリは扇状に広げた先端のやや丸い尾が特徴である。

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