和名: シメ, English: Hawfinch, Español: Picogordo, Binomial name: Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Order: Passeriformes > Suborder: Passeri > Infraorder: Passerida > Superfamily: Passeroidea > Family: Fringillidae > Subfamily: Carduelinae > Genus: Coccothraustes > Species: C. coccothraustes
顔が歌舞伎役者の隈取を連想させるシメ, Hawfinch whose face is reminiscent of the Kabuki actor’s make-up
2017年2月15日、水元公園を散歩した。散歩道横の草原でシメが餌をとっていた。
On February 15, 2017, I strolled in Mizumoto Park. A Hawfinch was having bait at a grassy plain beside the promenade.
シメは全身丸みを帯びていて、顔は歌舞伎役者の隈取を連想させる。
The hawfinch is totally rounded, and the face is reminiscent of the Kabuki actor’s make-up.
Wikipedia: It is a robust bird with a thick neck, large round head and a wide, strong conical beak with a metallic appearance. It has short pinkish legs with a light hue and it has a short tail. It has brown eyes.
シメは幅が広く円錐形の強力な嘴を持ち、硬い種子を割って中身を食べる。
The hawfinch has a wide and strong conical beak, cracks hard seeds and eats contents.