渡(わた)り鳥(どり)

わたりどり
noun
migratory 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.

WORD FORMATION:

  • 渡(わた)り (crossing, migration) + 鳥(とり/どり) (bird)

COMMON MIGRATORY BIRDS IN JAPAN:

  • 白鳥(はくちょう): swan
  • 雁(がん/かり): wild goose
  • 鶴(つる): crane
  • ツバメ: swallow

RELATED WORDS:

  • 留鳥(りゅうちょう): resident bird (non-migratory)
  • 夏鳥(なつどり): summer visitor (bird)
  • 冬鳥(ふゆどり): winter visitor (bird)

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
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