渡(わた)り鳥(どり)

わたりどり
noun
migratory bird
natureanimal-bird
1. migratory bird
A bird that travels seasonally between regions, typically for breeding or food.
渡(わた)り鳥(どり)が飛来(ひらい)した。
Migratory birds have arrived.
秋(あき)になると渡(わた)り鳥(どり)がやってくる。
Migratory birds come when autumn arrives.
この湿地(しっち)は渡(わた)り鳥(どり)の重要(じゅうよう)な中継地(ちゅうけいち)だ。
This wetland is an important stopover point for migratory birds.

渡(わた)り鳥(どり) refers to birds that migrate seasonally.

Forms

Common migratory birds in japan

Related words

Common collocations

  • 渡(わた)り鳥(どり)が飛来(ひらい)する: migratory birds arrive
  • 渡(わた)り鳥(どり)の群(む)れ: flock of migratory birds

Related Words

Related: 生息地(せいそくち) (habitat)
Related: 留鳥(りゅうちょう) (resident bird)
Related: 夏鳥(なつどり) (summer visitor)
Related: 冬鳥(ふゆどり) (winter visitor)
Compare: 水鳥(みずとり) (waterfowl)
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Added 2026.2.1 13:57 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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