noun
Bonin grosbeak
An extinct bird species (Chaunoproctus ferreorostris) formerly endemic to the Bonin Islands. The name is primarily used in ornithological contexts.
オガサワラマシコは、小笠原諸島に生息していた絶滅種の鳥です。
The Bonin grosbeak is an extinct bird species that lived in the Bonin Islands.
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mostly seen in older or specialized literature.
The name combines 小笠原 (Ogasawara, the Bonin Islands) with 猿子 (mashiko, an old name for grosbeaks). The exact origin of 猿子 is uncertain, but it is a traditional Japanese name for certain finch-like birds.