Title Thrushes

  • Kagoshima
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ツグミ


Amami thrush / Zoothera major / Otoratsugumi / オオトラツグミ 体長30cmにもなる大型ツグミのオオトラツグミは、奄美大島とその南にある加計呂麻島のみ生息し、絶滅危惧種に指定されている。頭と胴体は淡いオリーブがかった茶色に頭、背、胸、と腹に濃い帯状の模様がある。餌を狩る時のオオトラツグミの歩行は奇妙で、動きはチドリに近く、素早く駆け出した後、周辺を聞くため急に止まる。複雑な鳴き声は心地よく、朝の森でよく聞かれる。一時期は日本で最も絶滅の恐れがあった鳥類であったが、森林再生により数が回復した。

Pale thrush / Turdus pallidus / Shirohara / シロハラ このツグミはユーラシア大陸から冬を過ごすため奄美大島に群れで渡るが、越冬するため以外は単独か小さな群れで見られる。頭部は灰色で、体はくすんだ茶色、胸と腹は薄い茶色である。他のツグミ同様に虫、ミミズ、木の実や種子を地上や木の中で捕食する。

Thrushes


Amami thrush / Zoothera major / Otoratsugumi / オオトラツグミ

This large (30-centimeter-long) thrush is only found on Amami-Oshima and Kakeroma Island just to the south, and is designated a threatened species. Its head and body are a pale olive-brown with darker and lighter bands across the head, back, chest, and belly. The Amami thrush has an odd gait when hunting for food: it moves more like a plover than a thrush, running quickly in brief spurts before suddenly stopping to listen. The bird’s song is musically complex, a pleasant call that is often heard in the morning forest. At one time it was considered one of the most endangered birds in Japan, but reforestation has helped the population recover.


Pale thrush / Turdus pallidus / Shirohara / シロハラ

This migrating thrush comes from the Eurasian continent to winter on Amami-Oshima. It migrates in flocks, but otherwise is seen solo or in small groups. It has a grayish head and a dull brown body, with the chest and belly a lighter shade of brown. Like most thrushes, it forages on the ground and in the trees, hunting for insects, worms, berries, and seeds.

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