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resident bird; non-migratory bird; sedentary bird
A bird species that remains in the same area year-round without migrating.
スズメは日本の代表的な留鳥だ。
Sparrows are a typical resident bird in Japan.
この公園では留鳥を一年中観察できる。
You can observe resident birds in this park all year round.
カラスやハトは都市部でもよく見られる留鳥である。
Crows and pigeons are resident birds commonly seen even in urban areas.
留鳥 refers to bird species that stay in one region throughout the year, as opposed to 渡り鳥 (migratory birds). In Japan, common examples include スズメ (sparrow), カラス (crow), ハト (pigeon), メジロ (white-eye), and キジ (pheasant).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 留鳥として分類される — to be classified as a resident bird
- 留鳥の個体数 — population of resident birds
- 留鳥の生態 — ecology of resident birds
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 渡り鳥 — migratory bird (moves between regions with seasons)
- 漂鳥 — wandering bird (moves locally within a country by altitude or latitude)
- 迷鳥 — vagrant bird (arrives outside its normal range by accident)