cockatoo

Japanese: cockatoo
cockatoo

…General term for birds of the Psittacidae family. In the strict sense, parrots refer to the large, crested species known as cockatoos, but birds of the Psittacidae family are generally referred to as parrots and parakeets. They have large heads, short necks and legs, stocky bodies, and short, thick beaks with the upper beaks strongly curved downward.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オウム目オウム科Psittacidaeの鳥の総称。狭義のオウム類は,英名でcockatooと呼ばれる大型で冠羽をもった種を指し,一般にはオウム科の鳥をオウム・インコ類と呼ぶ。頭が大きく,くびと脚が短いずんぐりした体つきをしていて,くちばしは短くて太く,上くちばしが強く下方に曲がっている。…

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