Flycatcher

Japanese: flycatcher
Flycatcher

…General term for birds of the passerine order Tyrannidae. This family consists of about 115 genera and 360 species, distributed throughout North and South America. Many species live in South America in particular. Tyrannidae occupy the same ecological niche in the New World as the Flycatchers in the Old World. Many Tyrannidae have broad beaks and well-developed mustaches like Flycatchers, and like Flycatchers, they fly out of their perches to prey on flying insects. …

From 【Flycatcher】

…These include the subfamily Turdus, Babblers, Bush Warblers, and Flycatchers, but research into their relationships has not progressed much. The English word that roughly corresponds to flycatcher is flycatcher, but there are many species of birds other than flycatchers that are also called flycatchers. In particular, in North and South America, there are many species of passerine birds in the Tyrannidae family that are called flycatchers. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スズメ目タイランチョウ科Tyrannidaeの鳥の総称。この科は約115属360種に及ぶたくさんの種からなり,南北アメリカに分布している。とくに南アメリカにすむ種が多い。タイランチョウ科は,旧世界でヒタキ科が占めている生態的地位を新世界で占めている。タイランチョウ類の多くは,ヒタキ類のような幅の広いくちばしとよく発達した口ひげをもち,ヒタキ類のように,止り場から飛び出して飛んでくる昆虫類を捕食する。…

【ヒタキ(鶲)】より

…それらには,ツグミ亜科,チメドリ亜科,ウグイス亜科,ヒタキ亜科などが含まれるが,類縁関係の研究はあまり進んでいない。なお,ヒタキにほぼ相当する英語はflycatcher(ハエをとるもの)であるが,ヒタキ類以外にもこの名で呼ぶものが少なくない。とくに,南北アメリカではスズメ目タイランチョウ科の鳥にflycatcherの名がつく種が多い。…

※「flycatcher」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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