many birds; various kinds of birds
Poetic term for a multitude of birds or diverse bird species. Not used in everyday speech; appears in classical poetry and literary works.
The voices of many birds echo across the spring fields.
plover
Archaic name for the plover (チドリ). This usage is obsolete and only found in historical texts.
See also: 千鳥
Japanese bush warbler; Japanese nightingale
Archaic name for the Japanese bush warbler (ウグイス). This usage is obsolete and only found in historical texts.
See also: ウグイス
In old waka poetry, 百千鳥 sometimes refers to the plover.
百千鳥 was also used in ancient times as another name for the Japanese bush warbler.
Literally 'hundred-thousand birds', a poetic compound used in classical Japanese to refer to many birds or specific species. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.