A general term for birds of the genus Pardalotus in the family Flowerpecker, order Passeriformes. In the strict sense, it refers to one of these species. There are 7-8 species in this genus, distributed in Australia and Tasmania. Total length is about 10 cm. As its name suggests, it is a beautiful and adorable little bird with a gray or dark green body, but with yellow or red feathers in some parts, and many species have thin white stripes or polka-dot-like spots on the head and wings. Like flowerpeckers, it has a strong and short beak and a short tail. It lives in pairs or small groups in eucalyptus forests and savannas, feeding on insects (especially scale insects) in the trees. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
スズメ目ハナドリ科ホウセキドリ属Pardalotusの鳥の総称。狭義にはこのうちの1種を指す。この属には7~8種があり,オーストラリアとタスマニア島に分布している。全長約10cm。その名のように美しく愛らしい小鳥で,体は灰色か暗緑色だが,一部に黄色や赤色の羽毛をもち,また多くの種では頭上や翼に白色の細い縞や水玉状の小斑がある。ハナドリ類のように,くちばしはじょうぶで短く,尾も短い。ユーカリ林やサバンナなどにつがいか小群ですみ,樹上で昆虫類(とくにカイガラムシ)を食べている。
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