painted bunting
A small North American songbird (Passerina ciris) with bright multicolored plumage. In Japanese, the name is typically written in katakana.
The painted bunting is a beautiful small bird that lives in North America.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the bird name is usually written in katakana.
The Japanese name ゴシキノジコ literally means 'five-colored bunting', from 五色 (five colors) and 野路子 (bunting). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a descriptive name for the bird's colorful plumage.