What's migratory birds?
I'll answer the above question.
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The migratory bird is the important word for bird-watching.
If you don't bird-watching, it's a lot of valuable knowledge for understanding birds.
So, I'll introduce migratory birds of them below.
What's migratory birds?
The migratory flight is the behavior of long-range transport according to the seasons.
There are 4 type of birds.
・Summer bird: The birds which is watched in summer
・Traveler: The birds which don't stay long time
・Resident bird: The birds which is watched all year-round
The winter birds come to Japan from Siberia in winter.
The summer birds come to Japan from South-East Asia in summer.
Those names are decided by the time when birds come flying.
For example, Black-faced bunting lives in Kanto region in winter, but they lives in Hokkaido in summer.
Black-faced bunting ("アオジ (Aoji)" in japanese)
So, Black-faced buntings are winter bird in Kanto region. But, they are summer bird in Hokkaido.
Japanese summer birds
The summber birds are watched in summer.
The Japanese summer birds are live in South-East Asia in winter, and they come to Japan in summer.
So, we can watch the behavior of breeding in Japan. For example, we can listen to their songs.
The following birds are Japanese summer birds.
Narcissus Flycatcher ("キビタキ (Kibitaki)" in Japanese)
Blue-and-White Flycatcher ("オオルリ (Ooruri)" in Japanese)
Japanese winter birds
The winter birds are watched in winter.
The Japanese winter birds are live in Siberia in summer, and they come to Japan in winter.
They overwinter in Japan. There is a good thing for bird-watchers. it's easy to watch the birds because leafs on the ground in winter.
The following birds are Japanese winter birds.
Brambling ("アトリ (Atori)" in Japanese)
Dusky thrush ("ツグミ (Tsugumi)" in Japanese)
Japanese travelers
The travelers are watched in spring and autumn. They don't stay long time in Japan. They stay for a short period on the way of the migratory flight.
We can watch 2 of their form. One of them is summer plumage and the other is winter plumage.
・In Autumn → winter plumage
Terek Sandpiper ("ソリハシシギ (Sorihashi-shigi)" in Japanese)
Little ringed plover ("コチドリ (Ko-chidori)" in Japanese)
Japanese resident birds
The resident birds are watched all year-round. They do not migratory flight.
The endemic species are also resident birds.
The following birds are Japanese resident birds.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow ("スズメ (Suzume)" in Japanese)
Bull-headed shrike ("モズ (Mozu)" in Japanese)
Summary
The migratory flight is the one of charms of bird-watching. Because, we can watch various birds according to the season.
I'm happy if you will become interested in them.
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