caterpillar bird

Japanese: caterpillar bird(英語表記)caterpillarbird
caterpillar bird

…A general term for birds of the Campephagidae family, or a single species of the family. The Campephagidae (caterpillar birds) are found mainly in South Asia, New Guinea, and Australia, and also in Africa, but are not found in the New World at all. They include about 70 species in nine genera, and vary widely in length, from 13 cm to 31 cm. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "caterpillar bird" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スズメ目サンショウクイ科の鳥の総称,またはそのうちの1種を指す。サンショウクイ科Campephagidae(英名caterpillar bird)は,南アジア,ニューギニア,オーストラリアを中心に分布し,アフリカにも生息するが,新世界にはまったくいない。9属約70種を含み,全長13cmから31cmと変異に富む。…

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