…However, males have been observed occasionally collecting new leaves on the forest floor to attract females. In the case of the tooth-billed bowerbird, Scenopoeetes dentirostris (one genus, one species, characterized by two notches at the tip of its beak), several males gather together, each clearing away dead leaves and twigs from the forest floor, tearing off new leaves with its special beak and laying them on the ground, occupying a specific spot where they sing, attracting females to the spot and mating with several females in one breeding season. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Scenopoeetes dentirostris" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…しかし,ときには雄が林床上に新しい木の葉を数枚集め,そこに雌を引きつける行動が観察されている。次にハバシニワシドリScenopoeetes dentirostris(1属1種,くちばしの先端部に切れ込みが2ヵ所あるのが特徴。英名はtooth‐billed bowerbird)では,数羽の雄が集まり,各雄は林床上の枯葉や小枝をかたづけ,特異なくちばしで新しい木の葉をちぎってきてそこに敷いて固有の場所を占めてさえずり,雌をそこに引きつけて1繁殖期に数羽の雌と交尾する。… ※「Scenopoeetes dentirostris」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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