Japanese bush warbler (uguisu) - Japanese bush warbler

Japanese: ウグイス(鶯) - ウグイス

A bird of the flycatcher family. The wingspan of males is 6.5cm, and that of females is about 5.5cm. The back is olive brown, and the underside is grayish white. It is found in Japan, the Korean Peninsula, eastern China, the Philippines, and other areas. As a migratory bird, it nests in mountain scrub forests and thickets in summer, and descends to the plains in winter. From early spring, males are well known for their song "hohokekyo." They build urn-shaped nests out of leaves such as silver grass and lay dark reddish brown eggs. They are sometimes parasitized by lesser cuckoos and become foster parents. They mainly eat insects, and sometimes berries. Their single song "cha, cha" is called a "whispering song," and their sharp song "kikikikikikkyokikkyo" is called a "valley-crossing" song. Along with the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Japanese robin, they are one of the three songbirds of Japan.

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Japanese:

ヒタキ科の鳥。翼長は雄6.5cm，雌5.5cmほど。背面はオリーブ褐色で腹面は灰白色である。日本，朝鮮半島，中国東部，フィリピンなどに分布。漂鳥として夏は山地の低木林ややぶで営巣。冬は平地におりる。春先から雄がホーホケキョと鳴き親しまれている。ススキなどの葉でつぼ形の巣を作り濃赤褐色の卵を産む。ホトトギスに托卵され仮親となることもある。おもに昆虫，ときには漿果(しょうか)も食べる。チャッ，チャッと単音で鳴くのをささ鳴き，鋭くキキキキキッキョキッキョと鳴くのを谷渡りと呼ぶ。オオルリ，コマドリと並んで日本三鳴鳥の一つ。

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