wren

ミソサザイ

ヨーロッパやアジアにすむ、短い尾を立てて大きく鳴く小さな茶色の鳥。

やさしい英語で： A very small brown bird of Europe and Asia, with a short raised tail and a loud song.

• A wren sang in the hedge.
• The wren raised its short tail.
• We saw two wrens in our English garden.

類義語： Eurasian wren

よく使う表現： eurasian wren, wren song

ミソサザイ

主に南北アメリカに分布する科の小さな鳴き鳥で、尾を立てることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A small singing bird from a family found mainly in the Americas, often with a raised tail.

• A house wren nested near our porch.
• Carolina wrens sing loudly even in winter.
• The cactus wren lives in dry parts of North America.

類義語： true wren

よく使う表現： house wren, cactus wren

オーストラリアムシクイ、ヤブムシクイ

ミソサザイに似ているが、別の科に属する小さな鳥。

やさしい英語で： A small bird resembling a true member of the wren family but belonging to another family.

• A blue fairy wren landed on the fence.
• Scrub wrens searched for insects under the leaves.
• These Australian wrens belong to a different bird family.

よく使う表現： fairy wren, scrub wren