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Kotomora

ハイイロヒレアシシギ

Meanings

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noun

red phalarope; grey phalarope

usually written using kana alone

A migratory shorebird (Phalaropus lobatus). In breeding plumage the female is more colorful; non-breeding birds are grey and white. The name ハイイロヒレアシシギ refers to the grey non-breeding plumage.