Binzui (Binoi) - Binzui (English spelling) olive-backed pipit

Japanese: ビンズイ(便追) - ビンズイ（英語表記）olive‐backed pipit

A passerine bird of the Wagtail family (illustration). Total length is about 15 cm. A species of pipit, it has an olive-brown back, whitish undersides and eyebrows, and black vertical stripes on its back and chest. It breeds in temperate and subarctic regions of the Asian continent, and migrates to warmer regions in winter. In Japan, it breeds in the mountainous and alpine regions of Hokkaido, Honshu, and Shikoku. During the breeding season, males perch on treetops and sing complex songs in a pitch similar to that of skylarks, sometimes flying into the air and singing as they descend to other trees. Because they often perch on treetops, they are also known as the yellow skylark.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズメ目セキレイ科の鳥（イラスト）。全長約15cm。タヒバリ類の1種で，背面オリーブ褐色，下面と眉は白っぽく，背と胸に黒い縦斑がある。アジア大陸の温帯から亜寒帯地方で繁殖し，冬季は暖地に渡る。日本では，北海道･本州･四国の山地や高山で繁殖する。繁殖期に，雄は木のこずえにとまってヒバリに似た調子で複雑な歌をさえずり，ときには空中に飛び立ってさえずりながら舞い降り，ほかの木に移る。木の上によくとまることから，一名キヒバリとも呼ばれた。

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