New Zealand wren (Iwasazai)

Japanese: イワサザイ(岩鷯) - イワサザイ(英語表記)New Zealand wren
New Zealand wren (Iwasazai)
A general term for birds belonging to the passerine order Acanthisittidae family, or one of these species. This family consists of four species endemic to New Zealand, one of which is extinct. All are small birds about 10 cm long, with particularly short tail feathers and an overall body shape similar to that of a wren. The three extant species are olive or green from the head to the back and upper parts of the wings. The neck to abdomen of the green wren is white, while the Acanthisittidae is pale yellowish-white, and the peregrine wren has a white neck and a pale bluish-white chest and abdomen.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
スズメ目イワサザイ科Acanthisittidaeに属する鳥の総称,またはそのうちの1種を指す。この科の鳥はニュージーランド特産の4種からなり,そのうちの1種は絶滅した。いずれも全長10cm前後の小鳥で,尾羽はとくに短く,全体の体型はミソサザイに似ている。現存する3種は,頭上から背,翼上面は全体としてオリーブ色ないしは緑色。くびから腹部はミドリイワサザイでは白色,イワサザイでは淡い帯黄白色,ヤブサザイでは頸部(けいぶ)は白く胸腹部は淡い帯青白色。

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