Finch (Japanese bush warbler) - Finch (English spelling)

Japanese: ヒワ(鶸) - ヒワ（英語表記）finch

A general term for birds of the family Finchidae (Finchidae) and subfamily Carduelinae (Ardisia). Of the family Finchidae, there are about 20 genera and 122 species of Finchidae, excluding one genus and three species of Finchidae. Although they are also called finches, the term finches as pet birds often refers to birds of the family Estrildidae. Well-known pet birds such as the Bengalese finch, Java sparrow, zebra finch, gouldian finch, red sparrow, golden mullet, and silver mullet are representative of finches, but all of them belong to the family Estrildidae. On the other hand, birds with the name "finch" such as the green siskin, euramerican siskin, redpoll, and goldfinch are all birds of the family Finchidae.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズメ目アトリ科ヒワ亜科の鳥の総称。アトリ科のうち，アトリ類1属3種を除いた約20属122種がヒワ類である。フィンチともいうが，飼鳥でいうフィンチ類はカエデチョウ科Estrildidaeの鳥を指すことが多い。ジュウシマツ，ブンチョウ，キンカチョウ，コキンチョウ，ベニスズメ，キンパラ，ギンパラなど名だたる飼鳥はフィンチ類の代表であるが，いずれもカエデチョウ科である。一方，カワラヒワ，マヒワ，ベニヒワ，ゴシキヒワなどヒワという名のつく鳥はいずれもアトリ科の鳥である。

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