... In Japan, 18 species are distributed: White-winged Black Tern, Black-winged Tern, Black-billed Black Tern, Caspian Tern, Greater Crested Tern (broad), Large-billed Tern (illustration), Common Tern, Roseate Tern (broad), Black-naped Tern (broad), Little White Tern, Southern Crested Tern, Southern Crested Tern (broad), Black-backed Tern (broad) (illustration), Little Tern (broad), Grey Tern, Black Tern (broad), Lesser Black Tern, and White Tern. Seven of these species breed. The common tern Sterna hirundo (English name: common tern) (illustration) breeds mainly in the northern temperate zone of Eurasia and North America, and migrates to the waters of southern Africa, South Asia, Australia, and South America in winter. In Japan, they are migratory birds, with many passing through during the spring and autumn migration seasons. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Sterna hirundo" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 日本ではハジロクロハラアジサシ,クロハラアジサシ,ハシグロクロハラアジサシ,オニアジサシ,オオアジサシ(繁),ハシブトアジサシ(イラスト),アジサシ,ベニアジサシ(繁),エリグロアジサシ(繁),コシジロアジサシ,ナンヨウマミジロアジサシ,マミジロアジサシ(繁),セグロアジサシ(繁)(イラスト),コアジサシ(繁),ハイイロアジサシ,クロアジサシ(繁),ヒメクロアジサシ,シロアジサシの18種が分布し,そのうちの7種が繁殖している。 アジサシSterna hirundo(英名common tern)(イラスト)はユーラシア大陸および北アメリカの主として温帯北部以北で繁殖し,冬にはアフリカ南部,南アジア,オーストラリア,南アメリカなどの海域まで渡る。日本では旅鳥で,春秋の渡りの季節に通過していくものが多い。… ※「Sterna hirundo」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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